[LINK] Love The Goog! $30M prize for a Moon rover, and they get access to a private NASA airfield

[steve jenkin]

Two articles on the same day..

<http://www.smh.com.au/news/breaking-news/google-sponsors-30-million-quotmoon-20quot-contest-to-land-a-privately-funded-rover-on-the-moon/2007/09/14/1189276928030.html>
> Google sponsors $30 million "Moon 2.0" contest to land a privately
> funded rover on the moon
Google Inc. is bankrolling a $30 million (euro21.59 million) contest
that could significantly boost the commercial space industry and spur
the first non-governmental flight to the moon.

<http://www.smh.com.au/news/biztech/google-finds-space-on-nasa-airstrip/2007/09/13/1189276905147.html>
> Google finds space on NASA airstrip
IN THE annals of perks enjoyed by America's corporate executives, the
founders of Google may have set a new standard: an uncrowded, federally
managed runway for their private jet only a few minutes' drive from the
office.


My take:
    Both stories are very typically Google, both show positive sides of
the operation.
    That they can 'horse-trade' with NASA says they are credible and
respected.
    And probably 'put back' into the community.
    That'd be why the whining lefties don't get to park their jets there
too :-)



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