Friday, October 29, 2010

Roundup: LaserMotive Record, GLXP Updates, Planetary Defense, Boston Moon Ball, More

Team Phoenicia has posted a number of pictures in recent days:
Competition waxes in the South End -MySouthEnd.com describes the lunar design awards ceremony of SHIFTboston's Moon Ball.

Here's more on LaserMotive:

What’s up with LaserMotive… - The Space Elevator Blog gets us up to date on LaserMotive activities, including the laser powered helicopter demonstration at the Future of Flight Aviation Center.  It also describes a special earlier demonstration of that capability.

Laser-powered 'quadrocopter' sets new record - KVAL.com, Eugene, Oregon covers the recent helicopter demonstration, including a video and picture.

LaserMotive Beams Power to “Quadrocopter” UAV, Breaks World Record for Electric Aircraft - XConomy Seattle - This one doesn't include a video, but it makes up for it with more details in the text.

Google Lunar X PRIZE Roundup #34 - Luna C/I: Moon Colonization and Integration

New Google Lunar X PRIZE Team: Moon Express! - Luna C/I: Moon Colonization and Integration includes some discussion and speculation about the newly announced team.  Be sure to check the comments, too!

Google Lunar X PRIZE Roundup #35 - Luna C/I: Moon Colonization and Integration

@SGAG: SGAC Supports the 2011 Planetary Defense Conference Student Competition – Enter Today! http://ow.ly/31gWa

Brain X Prize may spark big solutions - MSNBC