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by bharats
08 Oct 2017 14:51
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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TeamIndus gets a thumbs up from Google Lunar XPRIZE judges, now on final leg of moon mission by Neha Jain Yourstory October 06, 2017 TeamIndus gets a shot in the arm as an inspection team of independent judges from the Google Lunar XPRIZE announces they are impressed with the progress of its moon m...
by bharats
05 Sep 2017 22:27
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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TeamIndus #MissionLog: September by TeamIndus Medium Sept 1, 2017 An inside view of engineering and outreach progress of our Moon mission As mentioned by TeamIndus Fleet Commander Rahul Narayan in his blog at https://medium.com/teamindus/why-we-soldier-on-teamindus-ddd34660be4e we have decided to r...
by bharats
04 Sep 2017 21:09
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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In @ISRO we trust! by Rahul Narayan (TeamIndusLead) Medium Sept 1, 2017 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/800/1*nBZ8ZZsIxBENRU0BxyQHEA.jpeg Rocket launches are about every gram of structural optimization, every drop of propellant, every watt of electrical power, and every line of control algorith...
by bharats
28 Aug 2017 23:30
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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The Google Lunar X-Prize wasn’t extended, it was ENDED by Robert X. Cringely Betanews August 28, 2017 http://www.audi.com/content/audi_com/corporate/en/jcr:content/mainnavi/item_3/col3/singlePar/fullteaser/imageHigh.img.jpg/1489419396049 Google recently extended its Google Lunar X-Prize deadline to...
by bharats
17 Aug 2017 09:01
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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Google lunar XPrize offers $4.75 million to teams who complete in-space milestones on way to the moon by Google lunar XPrize August 16, 2017 Additionally, a mission completion deadline has been set for March 31, 2018 http://lunar.xprize.org/sites/default/files/glxp_homepage_01.jpg?fid=204961 Los An...
by bharats
14 Aug 2017 21:59
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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Moon express announces lunar south pole mission technology development contract with international lunar observatory association by MoonExpress July 21, 2017 International lunar observatory to be established at moon’s south pole in 2019 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFRxjeoVwAAvQHs.jpg Lunar South Po...
by bharats
13 Aug 2017 13:34
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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TeamIndus #MissionLog: Augus t by TeamIndus Medium August 4, 2017 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1000/1*Ur_UDn42RxbY6R9hDOiSlg.png https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1000/1*lmH2GCOiViyvFvEc2c8pjQ.png https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1000/1*drqpgiqHzXUYvDzFcOLCXw.png https://cdn-images-1.me...
by bharats
13 Aug 2017 13:26
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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Why we soldier on at TeamIndus by TeamIndusLead (Rahul Narayan) Medium July 30, 2017 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1200/1*nR8PZcih09jMAxhmK07Nwg.png Hers's to the crazy ones It’s been most than six years since we started on this audacious, crazy journey (The popular definition of crazy that w...
by bharats
24 Jul 2017 23:55
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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The Moon is a harsh milestone by Jeff Foust The Space Review July 24, 2017 http://www.thespacereview.com/archive/3292a.jpg An illustration of Moon Express’ first lander, the MX-1E, which could launch late this year if everything goes well. (credit: Moon Express) In another speech, his comment might...
by bharats
22 Jul 2017 14:49
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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Moon Express announces trio of expeditions to the Moon by Curt Godwin Spaceflightinsider.com July 14, 2017 http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/MX1onMoon.png Artist’s rendering of the MX-1 shortly after landing on the Moon. Image Credit: Moon Express Though not necessarily a...
by bharats
15 Jul 2017 21:48
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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Moon Express releases details of its lunar lander missio ns by Jeff Foust Spacenews.com July 12, 2017 http://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/moonex-mx1e-879x485.jpg An illustration of Moon Express' MX-1E spacecraft on the surface of the moon. Credit: Moon Express WASHINGTON — Moon Express,...
by bharats
24 Jun 2017 13:35
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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New Spacesuit System Could Repel Destructive Moon Dust by Elizabeth Howell Seeker.com June 21, 2017 Lunar dust is sharp, jagged, and sticky, presenting a host of challenges to NASA astronauts on the surface of the moon. https://assets3.thrillist.com/v1/image/2670611/size/sk-2017_04_article_text_wid...
by bharats
22 Jun 2017 21:01
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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Team Indus: Aiming for the moon by Harichandan Arakali Forbes India Staff June 07, 2017 Rahul Narayan's TeamIndus is in the fray to launch India's first private moonshot. Besides the $20 million-prize money from Google, success could mean heralding a new age of space entrepreneurship in India http:...
by bharats
18 Jun 2017 22:53
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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China planning to send mini-ecosystems to Moon by PTI Indianexpress.com June 18, 2017 China is planning a manned mission to the Moon, and officials have announced that the preliminary preparations for the lunar landing have begun. http://images.indianexpress.com/2017/03/titan-moon-759.jpg An 18-cen...
by bharats
17 Jun 2017 22:11
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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IIA floats trial balloon for space missions by Hemanth CS Bangalore Mirror Bureau June 16, 2017 http://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-59182441,width-820,height-640,resizemode-4/iia.jpg Ballooning group of faculty, students of IIA at a pre-launch session. Left: The UV telescope that will ...
by bharats
01 Jun 2017 07:01
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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Israel reaches for the skies and the moon by Ferry Biedermann CNBC June 01, 2017 http://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/img/editorial/2016/12/01/104140506-GettyImages-51098545.530x298.jpg?v=1496243539 Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin Jr. is photographed walking near the Lunar Module during the...
by bharats
30 May 2017 23:00
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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All you need to know about Chandrayaan-2, ISRO’s second mission to the moon by Aditya Madanapalle Tech.firstpost.com May 26, 2017 http://stech3.firstpost.com/tech2images/640x359/proportional/jpeg/2017/05/chandrayaan-2-isro-624x351.jpg In October 2008, ISRO launched the Chandrayaan-1 mission on boar...
by bharats
21 May 2017 17:07
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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Jeff Bezos lays out his vision for building a city on the moon, complete with robots by Alan Boyle Geekwire.com May 20, 2017 https://cdn.geekwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bluemoon-630x371.jpg Artist’s concept shows Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lander on the lunar surface. (Blue Origin Illustration...
by bharats
17 May 2017 23:06
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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Bharat, is the issue of funding for this mission more or less settled, or is it ongoing? India Today recently referred to the company trying to raise funds from the public. For me( and I am sure for many others) what is simply astonishing, is that India is going to have 2 moon missions within the s...
by bharats
17 May 2017 09:11
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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Mining the moon for rocket fuel to get us to Mars by Gary Li, Danielle DeLatte, Jerome Gilleron, Samuel Wald, Therese Jones Theconversation.com May 15, 2017 https://cdn.theconversation.com/files/167284/width926/file-20170430-12970-1lvpyfp.jpg Between the Earth and the moon: An artist’s rendering of...
by bharats
13 May 2017 15:15
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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Naveen Jain: ‘If we can learn to live on the moon we can live anywhere in space’ by Helena Vieira LSE Business Review May 11, 2017 The co-founder and executive chairman of MoonExpress talks about the business possibilities in space exploration http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/files/2017/05/Nav...
by bharats
13 May 2017 10:45
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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IIA, Team Indus take an X-PRIZE Shot With LUCI by Hemanth C S Bangalore Mirror Bureau May 13, 2017 A team of students from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) here has developed a telescope called the Lunar Ultraviolet Cosmic Imager (LUCI), which will be onboard city-based startup Team Indus...
by bharats
12 May 2017 22:39
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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Chinese students to test lunar simulator for a year by PTI The Economic Times May 11, 2017 BEIJING: Chinese students will live in a 'Lunar Palace' - a cabin that simulates a Moon-like environment - for a year, to test a life-support system that may allow future astronauts to spend longer periods of...
by bharats
10 May 2017 07:24
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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Ahead of launch, Team Indus over the moon by Koushik Narayanan THE HINDU May 06, 2017 Members interact with city students on their lunar mission Over the next few months, members of Team Indus, the Bengaluru-based startup that will send a privately funded spacecraft to the moon this year, will tour...
by bharats
04 May 2017 23:13
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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Global Superpowers Are Racing to Build a Base on the Moon by Neil C. Bhavsar, Christianna Reedy Futurism.com May 03, 2017 https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/The-Race-To-Build-a-Base-on-The-Moon-600x315.jpg Credit: Shutterstock/Pavel Chagochkin In Brief The Chinese National Space Admini...
by bharats
01 May 2017 10:04
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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A long journey: Mission moon by Kunal Doley Financialexpress.com April 30, 2017 As I proceed towards the reception area, I am greeted with a wraparound banner that reads: ‘New world thinking for tomorrow’s challenges’. http://images.financialexpress.com/2017/04/team-indus.jpg India’s space prowess ...
by bharats
28 Apr 2017 21:20
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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Open House Registration #2 https://d4z6dx8qrln4r.cloudfront.net/image-8257e8d856102c25a2858b764b4111f0-default.jpeg TeamIndus is inviting you to take a look behind the scenes of our Moonshot. The Open House on May 6, 2017 (Saturday) is an opportunity to learn more about our Mission, meet our enginee...
by bharats
26 Apr 2017 22:35
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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China and Europe to build a base on the moon and launch other projects into space by Andrew Griffin Independent.co.uk April 26, 2017 If space is to be explored peacefully it will require ‘international collaboration’, a spokesperson for the European Space Agency said https://static.independent.co.u...
by bharats
25 Apr 2017 22:57
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Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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What Does The Far Side Of The Moon Look Like? by Jillian Scudder Forbes.com April 17, 2017 Have we taken any sort of video, or still pictures of the dark side of the moon? https://blogs-images.forbes.com/jillianscudder/files/2017/04/as11_44_6609-1200x1174.jpg?width=960 An oblique view of the Crater...
by bharats
22 Apr 2017 08:48
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Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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The American flags on the moon are disintegrating by Dave Mosher Business Insider April 11, 2017 http://cdn.washingtonexaminer.biz/cache/1060x600-24d48f347a7b2d274dc4d6b59980d8f5.jpg http://www.businessinsider.in/thumb/msid-58097479,width-600,resizemode-4/The-American-flags-on-the-moon-are-disinteg...
by bharats
21 Apr 2017 22:44
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Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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The Israeli finalist in Google’s $20 million race to the moon won’t make it to the starting line by Tim Fernholz Qz.com April 21, 2017 https://qzprod.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/google-lunar-xprize-spaceil-spacex-moon.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=1600 Israeli president Reuven Rivlin scoped ou...
by bharats
20 Apr 2017 21:31
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Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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Isro plans to mine energy from Moon by 2030 to help meet India needs by Utpal Bhaskar Livemint.com April 20, 2017 Isro plans to mine Helium-3 rich lunar dust, generate energy and transport it back to Earth http://www.livemint.com/rf/Image-621x414/LiveMint/Period2/2017/04/21/Photos/Processed/isro-kp...
by bharats
18 Apr 2017 14:44
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Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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NASA agent faces heat for 'degrading' moon rock sting during which grandmother wet herself Retiree grilled after trying to flog heirlooms to foot medical bills by Iain Thomson Theregister.co.uk April 18, 2017 https://regmedia.co.uk/2017/04/18/nasa_pub_domain_neil_armstrong_moon.jpg?x=648&y=348&...
by bharats
18 Apr 2017 01:32
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Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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The American flags on the moon are disintegrating by Dave Mosher Businessinsider.com April 10, 2017 https://static.businessinsider.com/image/58e806f677bb70565e8b4d06-1200/image.jpg Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin stands next to a flag on the moon on July 20, 1969 Credit: NASA The photos have stood ...
by bharats
05 Apr 2017 21:01
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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Space agency heads see the moon on the path to Mars by Jeff Foust Spacenews.com April 5, 2017 http://spacenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Walker_space_agency_leaders_1040x572-879x485.jpg Robert Walker, the former U.S. congressman and Trump space adviser, had the unenviable task of bringing orde...
by bharats
04 Apr 2017 21:22
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Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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India: TeamIndus shoots for the Moon by Emmanuel Derville Aircosmos International April 04, 2017 http://www.aircosmosinternational.com/upload/28/pics/2017/01/web/5873626502e17.jpeg TeamIndus lunar rover © TeamIndus The countdown is running and there is no time to spare. On 28th December, an Indian ...
by bharats
02 Apr 2017 23:14
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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Astro Bob: How moon colonists might survived the frigid lunar night by Bob King Wctrib.com April 2, 2017 http://www.wctrib.com/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_860/public/fieldimages/1/0328/0b3bwpqyyvqxkbk5aznbjwvy0sku.jpg?itok=EVYeM1xn A future lunar base, perhaps constructed using 3-D printing dev...
by bharats
31 Mar 2017 12:46
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Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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Can ASU students create life on the moon by Ryan Cody KPNX 12news.com March 30, 2017 http://www.12news.com/img/resize/content.12news.com/photo/2017/03/30/Still0330_00000_1490925424560_9083593_ver1.0.jpg?preset=534-401 TEMPE, Ariz - An Arizona State student might be taking the first steps toward cre...
by bharats
30 Mar 2017 11:48
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Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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Is photosynthesis possible on the Moon? Indian students are finding out by Malavika Vyawahare Hindustan Times March 30, 2017 http://www.hindustantimes.com/rf/image_size_960x540/HT/p2/2017/03/29/Pictures/_9db1f734-146e-11e7-85c6-0f0e633c038c.jpg That spacecraft will host Team ZΩi’s experiment to obs...
by bharats
26 Mar 2017 22:03
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Topic: Google Lunar XPRIZE and Space 2.0 Discussion
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Hopping rockets and flying washing machines in Google's wacky race to moon by Robin McKie Theguardian.com March 26, 2017 Five competitors remain in a $20m Google contest to land a probe on the lunar surface by the end of the year, but all their craft are untested, rudimentary, or look like R2-D2 ht...