Two companies leading in the competition – the Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic and Japanese rover-developer HAKUTO – have agreed to simultaneously release their rovers. The expect both machines to land on the Moon's surface at the same time.
"Once all the rovers are released and everyone's turned on and initiated...we'll line the rovers up, and then the green flag will go up, and the race is on. It'll be like a full-on Formula One kind of race on the surface of the moon,” John Thornton, head of Astrobotic, told Popular Mechanics.
To win the $30 million prize, the teams must land a rover safely on the Moon, move it 500 meters on the Moon’s surface, and send back a video in HD quality .... http://rt.com
