NG Lunar Lander Challenge update [Update]

There can always be last second problems with FAA licensing, insurance, etc. but it appears that Armadillo Aerospace is set to compete in both levels of the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge at the Wirefly X PRIZE Cup this weekend in New Mexico. They will bring [Pixel, which flew last year, (its twin Texel was destroyed in a flight accident in August)] and Mod, which has the new modular design. Here is a video of Mod's FAA AST qualification flight carried out at the Oklahoma Spaceport last Saturday. (Link via The Space Fellowship.)

[Update: Sorry, as a commenter points out, I got Pixel and Texel reversed in my first version.]

Haven't heard anything further regarding the status of Acuity Technologies beyond what Will Pomerantz said in this Space.com article last week. Acuity is the only other team besides Armadillo not to have withdrawn from the competition.

Speaking of Will, in his most recent blog post he discussed the Murphy's Law headwind that space and rocket prize competitors must overcome : Take that, Murphy! - The Pomerantz Report - Oct.17.07.

Posted 10/22/07 | 06:18:06 by TopSpacer | Filed under: Space Prizes

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It's Pixel they're going to fly next week, Texel crashed some time ago.

Posted by ac at 10/22/07 06:31:12

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