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XPRIZE Teams Plan Rideshare On Mission To Moon

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 5:00:00 AM PDT | VentureDeal

   Tokyo, Japan  --  Mobility technology team HAKUTO has announced a partnership with fellow competitor Astrobotic to share a launch rocket for their pair of lunar rovers pursuing the Google Lunar XPRIZE.

The two are planning to launch their rover missions on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket during the second half of 2016.

HAKUTO's two rovers will "piggyback on Astrobotic's Griffin lander to reach the lunar surface."

The two HAKUTO rovers will then be released along with Astrobotic's rover to travel at least 500 meters on the moon's surface and send images and video back to earth.

The winning rover will receive the $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE Grand Prize.

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