XPRIZE Gives Moon Express a GO for 2017 Launch to Land First Private Spacecraft On the Moon

An artist illustration of the Moon Express MX-1 lunar lander on its mission to the moon. On December 8, 2015, Google Lunar XPRIZE officially verified the company’s launch contract, paving the way for a moonshot by the end of 2017. Image Credit: Moon Express

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