Audi Lunar Quattro Set For Space Launch In 2017
Audi has thrown its support behind a German team competing in Google’s Lunar XPRIZE challenge, with plans to assist in building a lunar rover. The team calls itself ‘Part-Time Scientists’, and hopes to achieve the primary aim of the c
Audi has thrown its support behind a German team competing in Google’s Lunar XPRIZE challenge, with plans to assist in building a lunar rover.
The team calls itself ‘Part-Time Scientists’, and hopes to achieve the primary aim of the challenge by landing an unmanned lunar craft on the surface of the moon.
Lunar XPRIZE is a $30 million competition aimed at inspiring engineers into creating low-cost methods for space exploration. The competition started with 25 teams, and is now down to 15 for its final round.
The aim is to safely land a craft on the surface of the moon, and then have the craft explore at least 500 metres of the moon’s surface while beaming high-definition images back to Earth.