About this project
The Space industry is going in circles and our kids are bored with it.
The passion for exploration needs a swift kick in the pants and the Google Lunar X PRIZE competition is part of an ambitious plan to do that.
Like the Orteig prize that Charles Lindberg won to cross the Atlantic, the X PRIZE foundation is working on creative ways to solve the world's problems and create a passion for exploring our world and beyond it.
Imagine what it would be like if instead of multi billion dollar government programs, we had small teams of passionate people who were able to explore the moon. It would usher in a new era where inventors, entrepreneurs, scientists, and kids could plan for participatory exploration.
It would be THE moment in history that would allow serious exploration off of our planet.
In just a few years we could be witness to this change.
Next month, the Google Lunar X PRIZE team summit is taking place. Evadot would like to begin bringing the stories of these amazing adventures to the world. The people doing this work are barely known today, but they all have hopes and dreams, and even names!
I've been invited to attend this team summit and take my small time coverage of these people's stories and vault it into the minds and hearts of people all over the world.
I'll be doing interviews with people and posting them in both podcast and written form. In the immediate future, we'll be doing a special site that will include detailed coverage of the teams, how they are progressing, and ways you can support them. Eventually, once the prize is won, it will all be aggregated into a book.
You could help me get there. Would you be willing to make an investment in me so I can tell these stories?
(Special shout out to Andy Cochrane @avclubvids since I stole his "I'll bet these people have names" phrase)
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Funding Canceled
Funding for this project was canceled by the project creator on September 7, 2010.
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A lifetime of gratitude and the knowledge that if this crazy plan works that you were a part of it.
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You'll get a special Evadot postcard from the Isle of Man (I know, isn't a postcard from me every person's dream?) as well as a first look into the new site.
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Win or lose, there is an entire book worth of stories to be told. Once the prize is finished, you'll get a free copy of the ebook as well as insider access and the opportunity to contribute feedback during the writing process. You'll also be listed in the book's contributor section.
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Connected as Michael Doornbos (496 friends)
Founder of Evadot.com and SpaceUpDC.org. There's a good chance I'll be voiding a warranty today.
