Lunar Lander Challenge update

The two teams competing in this year’s Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge (NGLLC), Armadillo and TrueZer0, set up at Las Cruces International Airport yesterday, and TrueZer0 formally got its FAA experimental permit yesterday as well (Armadillo got its permit earlier this month.) Current plans call for three flight windows each day (compared to two last year), starting at 7:30 am, 11 am, and 2:30pm MDT. Each window lasts two and a half hours, with a one-hour break between each. “Depending on the outcome of each flight attempt,” the X Prize statement noted, “the later flight windows are subject to change (for example, the last flight window on Saturday might not be used if it is not needed).” As previously noted, the event is not open to the general public but will be webcast.

3 comments to Lunar Lander Challenge update

  • Tim Smith

    WHWERE ARE THE LANDERS?????How about the Grumman lander NASA used?It really was/is an excellant vehicle. Why not let the Chinese and Indeans use our knowledge.

  • Tim Smith

    WHWERE ARE THE LANDERS?????How about the Grumman lander NASA used?It really was/is an excellant vehicle. Why not let the Chinese and Indeans use our knowledge.

  • Tim Smith

    WHWERE ARE THE LANDERS?????How about the Grumman lander NASA used?It really was/is an excellant vehicle. Why not let the Chinese and Indeans use our knowledge.

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