More Catching Up: Google Lunar X PRIZE Roundup

In my previous post, I mentioned some news from Google Lunar X PRIZE teams Phoenicia and Rocket City Space Pioneers.  This post will continue with some of the other teams in an attempt to catch up after I had a month and a half without posting.  I won't attempt the monumental job of covering all of the updates from all of the teams over that time period (some of the reasons I missed a month and a half of posts are still in effect!); see the Google Lunar X PRIZE team blogs page for that.

Nick from Luna C/I: Moon Colonization and Integration has a series of fun posts at the Lunar and Planetary Science Institute's MyMoon on the Google Lunar X PRIZE team styles, complete with American Idol style judges:

GOOGLE LUNAR X PRIZE ROVER FASHION SHOW: PART 1
GOOGLE LUNAR X PRIZE ROVER FASHION SHOW: PART 2
GOOGLE LUNAR X PRIZE ROVER FASHION SHOW: PART 3

Project at Carnegie Mellon is to put a robot on moon - The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports on a delay in Astrobotic's plans to accommodate a more ambitious mission - to the lunar south pole in search of resources like water and methane ice.

Can we colonise the Moon? - Cosmos Magazine includes Naveen Jain of Moon Express in this opinion piece on Australia's lunar policy.

SXSW Recap - Google Lunar X PRIZE Staff Blog

Barcelona Moon Team presents its team with the incorporation of China Great Wall Industry Corporation as a launch provider - Barcelona Moon Team Blog - One implication is that there will be no American components on their mission.

Reaching for the Moon - Moon Express Blog

New Website! - Omega Envoy Blog

Press Release: EARTHRISE SPACE INC WINS NEW TASK IN NASA $10M ILDD CONTRACT - Omega Envoy Blog

Team FREDNET Wins NASA Task Order in $10 Million Lunar Landing Contract - Team FREDNET Blog

Astrobotic Technology Wins New Task in $10 Million Lunar Landing Contract - Astrobotic Blog

NASA Awards Moon Express New Task in $10M Commercial Lunar Data Contract - Moon Express Blog