Race to the Moon: 29 Private Teams Vie in Lunar Contest
29 teams are set to compete in the Google Lunar X Prize, a multimillion-dollar race to land a homemade robot on the moon. The competition is meant to spur development of commercial and private spaceflight.
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Ban Ki-moon takes climate change to Hollywood | Suzanne Goldenberg
UN secretary general and other high-profile climate chiefs to brief entertainment industry during Oscars week Busy days for the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon. Bodies lie in the streets of Libya’s cities as a ruthless Muammar Gaddafi tries to cling to power. Egypt is still on the boil and unrest continues to spread across the Middle East. But then it’s only days to Oscar night. Ban phoned …
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Cave on moon could be a ‘base station’ for future missions
BANGALORE: A 1.7-km long and 120-metre wide cave near the moon’s equator could, in the distant future, become a shelter for human expeditions.
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