We successfully flew the Lunar Lander Challenge Level 1 flight. We are still waiting on the official judges ruling on our qualification to win the $150,000 prize but so far it looks good. We will be posting media links and selective tweets here over the rest of today. Videos will be posted separately when they become available.
XPRIZE video of both flights:
- Aero-News Network: Masten Space Systems Qualifies For $150K NASA Lunar Lander Prize
- Wired: A Xombie Qualifies for Lunar Lander Prize
- From @b0yle at MSNBC: Xombie rocket goes the distance
- From SpaceFellowship: Masten Space Systems Complete NGLLC, Level 1
- From XPRIZE Release Priot to the event: Masten Space Systems Attempts to Qualify for X Prize Foundation’s Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge Million Dollar Prize
- XPRIZE release:
http://thelaunchpad.xprize.org/2009/10/masten-qualifies-for-150000-level-1.html
- San Jose Mercury News: Private rocket flies in lunar lander contest
- Suomen Kuvalehti: SoCal Lunar Lander Contest
- Commercial Spaceflight Federation: Masten Space Systems Makes Successful Flights to Qualify for $150K NASA Lunar Lander Prize Level 1
- Earthtimes: Masten Space Systems Successfully Launches Rocket to Qualify for Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge Presented by X PRIZE Foundation
- MIT Technology Review: Commercial Rocket Claims Lunar Lander Prize
- The Aero News Network: Masten Space Systems Qualifies for $150K NASA Lunar Lander Prize
- San Fernando Valley Business Journal: Masten Successfully Test Space Vehicle
- Softpedia: ‘Xombie’ Rocket Tested in Mojave Desert
- SpaceRef.com: Masten Space Systems Successfully Launches Rocket to Qualify for NGLLC X Prize
- SpaceVidCast.com Video: Winning with Rockets at the 2009 NGLLC
- Parabolic Arc: It’s Official: Masten Flight Qualified for Lunar Lander Prize
Videos & Pictures:
- From our friends at Orbital Expeditions:
- Dave at this morning’s safety briefing:
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Congrats guys!! It’s nice to see such hot competition between everyone.
Terence
Congratulations! Nice flights..
Congratulations! It was the gummy aliens that helped out, lol
Way to go Joel.
Love,
Daddy
Well done and Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Awesome job, guys! You made it look easy — all that hard work has obviously paid off. After level II, do you have any notion of how long it’ll take you to get to higher altitudes? I’m hungry to start seeing some black skies!
Way to go guys. Good luck on Level 2!
Congratulations! My Calc teacher has pretty much fallen in love with you guys and now I see why! I can’t wait too see you put that thing down on the real thing!
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