I've spent the last 3 days at the Google Lunar X PRIZE team summit. There have been some moves on the scorecard this week as a result of a lot of consideration to the details. On Tuesday (the first day) I was the lunch speaker. My talk was a little controversial, but that's fine with me.... Continue Reading →
You may look back at this as the beginning of the robots taking over the world
Evadot has tried a lot of things over the last 3 years. Long time readers may remember that we had a short lived comic featuring our in house lunar rover "HAL". In the middle of HAL's journey, he gets a package. Today, I opened my front door at home to a box with German and... Continue Reading →
What bell does Planetary Resources ring for the Google Lunar X PRIZE?
Unless you've been trapped underground this week, you've probably heard that some billionaires are planning to mine some asteroids. Well, they are planning to launch a telescope in a few years, and then mine the some asteroids. Probably. You know, in the future. But Larry and Sergey are behind it, so there's that. This is exactly... Continue Reading →
Evadot Podcast #93- Virgin Galactic needs a dinosaur payload guide
Guest: Wil Pomerantz Today Tim and Michael talk to VP of Special Operations at Virgin Galactic and former Director of Space Prizes at the X PRIZE foundation about space tourism, marketing as a funding strategy, the opportunity lost at the Google Lunar X PRIZE and dinosaurs. Host: Michael Doornbos and Tim Bailey Email podcast@evadot.com or leave a comment and let... Continue Reading →
Evadot Podcast #92 – Shoot for the thing that’s a little harder than you think can actually be done
Guests: Tim Bailey Today Tim and Michael tackle predictions for 2012, getting commercial space companies to engage a broader audience and the future of the Google Lunar X PRIZE. What are your space and science predictions for 2012? Host: Michael Doornbos Email podcast@evadot.com or leave a comment and let us know your thoughts. Subscribe to the Evadot Podcast... Continue Reading →
Not your Grandfathers moon landing
I've been saying that I want to see more talk about space at Hacker conferences, and Part Time Scientists delivered in full force at Chaos Communication Congress last week. Then Part Time Scientists software lead We Faler gave a very technical, but terriffic talk on space communication protocols. Then there was a call to arms... Continue Reading →
Evadot Podcast #91 – Part Time Scientists are about doing it right
Guests:Robert Bohme, Karsten Becker, Wes Faler Project Website: Part Time Scientists The Part Time Scientists join us today to talk about what it will mean to go to the moon and give us an update on their progress. Host: Michael Doornbos Email podcast@evadot.com or leave a comment and let us know your thoughts. Subscribe to the... Continue Reading →
Review: The Rocket City Space Pioneers iPad Game
The Rocket City Space Pioneers are a competitor in the 30 million dollar Google Lunar X PRIZE and they've just released an iPad game. You can download the game here and try it out for yourself. We were going to post a lengthy review, but we've decieded to hold off until they work on the... Continue Reading →
Did Moon Express just take the lead in the POINT of the Google Lunar X PRIZE?
On Saturday, NASA launched a sucessor to the two famous Mars Rovers. Curiosity is a very large Mars exploration system designed to pick up where Spirit and Opportunity left off. The first two Rovers have been a spectacular success. Far exceeding any of their design goals and providing us with reams of useful data, and poster... Continue Reading →
Some serious questions about NASA’s preservation policy
Last week, NASA released some preservation policy guidelines for the historic Apollo moon landing sites. It sets guidelines for driving near and flying over the Apollo moon landing sites in an attempt to preserve them. This is probably a good idea to protect these sites, and I'm a supporter of the idea. The publication of... Continue Reading →