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Re: Google puts up 30 Million Prize for Moon Robot

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Originally Posted by dlavery View Post
One obvious plan would be to start with a Taurus or even a Pegasus vehicle from Orbital Science Space Launch Systems, plus the output of the Lunar Exploration and Development project from Transformational Space Corporation (formerly LunaCorp), plus the Icebreaker system from the CMU Lunar Rover Initiative. All the basic building blocks are there for some very enterprising group to put a robotic rover on the Moon.

-dave
I've seen the Scarab system in person and it is a very impressive robot. Even if this system doesn't go to the moon, its a fully sealed motor drive that could be capable of exploring coal mines without sparking. Like some of CMU's other mining robots.
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