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ARCA to participate in Google Lunar X-Prize
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Space Walker  
Joined: Fri Sep 10, 2004 5:35 am
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 ARCA to participate in Google Lunar X-Prize Posted on: Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:29 pmJust read the update as of today (21st).
Quote: LATEST NEWS February 21, 2007 - Mountain View, CA We are announcing our participation to the Google Lunar X Prize Competition (GLXP). The main objective of GLXP is: "To safely land a robot on the surface of the Moon, travel 500 meters over the lunar surface, and send images and data back to the Earth." The prize is $30 million $. For more information go to: googlelunarxprize.org Our proposed project is called HAAS-ELE and has three main sections: - Carrier Balloon - Solar Montgolfier balloon designed to transport the rocket and the probe into stratosphere. - HAAS - innovative air-launched, 3 stages orbital rocket - ELE - The European Lunar Explorer - lunar probe I know it says 2007 but I think that is a typo,considering the prize was anounced late in 2007. http://www.arcaspace.ro/orbital/en/home.htm http://www.arcaspace.ro/suborbital/en/home.htm Should be interesting, they have also updated their main page with some more pics and video for there sub-orbital program. Iain |
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 Moon Mission Member  
Joined: Fri Jan 09, 2004 11:52 am
Posts: 1267 Location: Exeter, Devon, England
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Posted on: Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:23 am Thanks mate
Added the you tube video to: http://spacefellowship.com/News/?p=4602 Lets wish the team all our best! Rob _________________ > http://www.fullmoonclothing.com > http://www.facebook.com/robsastrophotography > robgoldsmith@hotmail.co.uk |
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Launch Director  
Joined: Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:28 am
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Re: ARCA to participate in Google Lunar X-Prize Posted on: Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:48 am Quote: <<snip>> Should be interesting <<snip>> Should be interesting is a major understatement I think. I just checked out their site and saw a lot of "pretty" CG images of ARCA's proposal, but not very much factual information. Don't get me wrong, I applaud any group (except radical gravity bending ones), that attempt the GLXP, because to land a rover on the Lunar surface is no easy task, but surely a few more facts and figures wouldn't go astray? |
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Spaceflight Participant  
Joined: Tue Jul 27, 2004 8:17 am
Posts: 71 Location: Gdansk, Poland
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Posted on: Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:09 pm Rob Goldsmith wrote: Added the you tube video. I thought that "rover" means... something with wheels. I've checked the definition on wikipedia. I guess I was wrong. This ball-shaped approach seems clever. No wheels to get stuck. But why does it have to fly once it landed on Moon? It could just rollover. That seems like a more efficient use of rockets. _________________ It's okay Pluto, I'm not a planet either. |
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Spaceflight Enthusiast 
Joined: Fri Feb 22, 2008 9:48 pm
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Posted on: Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:14 pm We still have internal debates regarding this. There are many options. What I can tell you is that the final solution will be inexpensive and reliable.
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Space Walker 
Joined: Tue Oct 31, 2006 6:28 am
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Posted on: Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:45 am thomson wrote: I thought that "rover" means... something with wheels. I've checked the definition on wikipedia. I guess I was wrong. This ball-shaped approach seems clever. No wheels to get stuck. But why does it have to fly once it landed on Moon? It could just rollover. That seems like a more efficient use of rockets. So this spherical structure will have thrusters on its surface? _________________ Something is impossible until it isn't! |
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Space Walker
Joined: Fri Sep 10, 2004 5:35 am
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Re: ARCA to participate in Google Lunar X-Prize Posted on: Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:14 am To ressurect this somewhat....
ARCA have been posting lots of videos on youtube about there Supersonic IAR-111 Lots of construction videos and the latest being a cabin drop test. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU6MH81zqnY All under ARCAchannel enjoy! Iain |
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