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"Gig 601XL Builder" <wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net> wrote:
>...or at least build something cool?
>
>The X Prize Foundation is asking the public to comment on the draft rules
>set for its lunar lander challenge. According to draft rules for the lunar
>lander contest, competitors will be challenged to build a vehicle capable of
>launching vertically, travel a distance of 328 to 656 feet (100 to 200
>meters) horizontally, and then land at a designated site. A return trip
>would then occur between 5 minutes and 30 minutes later...Comments are
>sought by March 1 with initial sign-ups slated for May 15, according to
>draft rules, though Murphy added that the comment period could be extended
>to 30 days."
Heck, if those are all the rules, a mini-500 might even make it (30
minutes would allow time for any necessary frame rewelding after the
first flight).
Mark "yeah, I know...." Hickey
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Re: Will Rutan go to the moon?
