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Google Lunar XPrize

Eighteen teams are in a race to get to the moon, with a $30 million payoff. It's the Google Lunar XPrize, and we're giving you an inside look at how the teams are preparing for lift-off.

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The Next Great Space Race: Meet the teams of the Google Lunar XPrize

There's a $30 million purse of prizes waiting up on the moon, and 18 international teams are in the running. Join us on a trip around the world as we profile five of the most promising entrants.

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Five Google Lunar XPrize teams confirm they're set for the moon

Five independent teams have secured launch contracts for their lunar landers to lift off in 2017.

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Google Lunar XPrize partners with J.J. Abrams for 'Moon Shot' documentary

The $30 million Google Lunar XPrize is encouraging private teams to explore the moon, and now a documentary will tell their stories.

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Google Lunar XPrize update: Five teams aim for the moon in 2017

Some of the competitors have announced contracts to go to the moon, and there may be more to come. We check in with some of the leaders in Tokyo to find out who will get there first.

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Israeli Google Lunar XPrize team aims to put lander on the moon in 2017

The private space race is well and truly on, and SpaceIL, an Israeli team competing for the Google Lunar XPrize, just bought a ticket to the moon in early 2017.

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Audi is sending a Quattro rover to the moon for the Google Lunar XPrize

The German car company and team Part Time Scientists partner up to send a four-wheel-drive rover to the moon, where it'll compete for $30 million in prize money.

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Google Lunar XPrize teams partner for a 2016 SpaceX moonshot

Teams Hakuto and Astrobotic have agreed to a partnership that will see them hitching a ride on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. If all goes well, they could be on the moon before the end of 2016.

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The Next Great Space Race: Testing with the teams of the Google Lunar XPrize

There's a $30 million purse of prizes waiting up on the moon, and 18 international teams are in the running. Join us on a trip around the world as we visit five of the most promising teams for their critical Milestone tests.

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The Next Great Space Race: Meet the teams of the Google Lunar XPrize

There's a $30 million purse of prizes waiting up on the moon, and 18 international teams are in the running. Join us on a trip around the world as we profile five of the most promising entrants.

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$5.25 million awarded to five Google Lunar XPrize teams with the right stuff

There's still $30 million up for grabs in the Google Lunar XPrize, but five teams have taken home interim prizes totaling $5.25 million to help them on their way.

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Join us for an exclusive live chat with Google Lunar XPrize teams!

The Milestone phase of the $30 million Google Lunar XPrize is coming to a close, so we're gathering representatives from the five prize-winning teams to talk about how they plan to get to the moon by next year.

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<p>Welcome to the dunes outside of Hamamatsu, Japan. This was the site of Team Hakuto's rover test in late 2014.</p>

Hakuto's lunar rovers cross the sand in Hamamatsu

It was a windy, blustery day when Google Lunar XPrize team Hakuto took to the dunes in Hamamatsu to test their rovers. We were there to capture the proceedings.

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Google Lunar XPrize: Rovers on the beach with Team Hakuto in Japan

Team Hakuto wants to send not one but two rovers to the moon in search of the $30 million Google Lunar XPrize. We see both in action just outside Hamamatsu, Japan.

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