“New Scientist” reports on Astrobotic expedition

NASA seeks secrets of commercial moon landers

August 9, 2010

By David Shiga

Swallowing its pride, NASA says it wants to learn from future commercial missions to the moon – and it is willing to pay up to $30 million for the privilege.

The space agency wants to take advantage of the flurry of activity sparked by the Google-funded Lunar X PrizeMovie Camera, says Michael Braukus, a spokesperson at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC.  MORE

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