Google Sponsors Lunar Rendezvous谷歌贊助月球交會

The moon can make one behave in a strange manner.月亮可以作出一個行為一種奇怪的方式進行。 Well, this is somewhat proven when Google Inc. agreed to sponsor a $30 million competition for the first individual or organization that can land an unmanned rover on the moon by 31 December 2012.那麼，這是多少時，證明谷歌公司同意贊助3000萬美元競爭的第一個人或組織，可以土地無人探測器在月球上， 12月31日的2012年。 The robotic probe must move over a distance of 500 meters at least and broadcast the journey back to earth.該機器人探測器必須在距離500米，至少和廣播的旅程返回地球。 The prize is reduced to 15 million if the feat is accomplished by 2014.該獎項是減少到1500萬，如果壯舉是在2014年完成。 SA second prize winner gets 5 million.公司第二獎得主獲得500萬美元。 There are also bonuses for finding relics from the US Apollo moon landings and Soviet space projects, or detecting water ice.也有獎金發現的文物來自美國阿波羅月球登陸和蘇聯空間項目，或探測水冰。 NASA has initiated a similar space race by offering $750,000 to American citizens only who succeed in the lunar rendezvous in its Centennial Challenges programs.美國航天局已經開始了類似的太空競賽，提供七十五萬美元美國公民只有誰成功地在月球交會在其百年挑戰項目。

The competition by well-known Google has prompted renewed interest in space race and ambitions.比賽由著名谷歌已促使新的興趣太空競賽和野心。 It has given publicity and acceptance for space exploration to a wider population worldwide.它給了宣傳和接受的空間探索更廣泛的全球人口。 Google Inc.’s interest and huge investment also reflects growing public interest in a previously elitist industry.谷歌公司的利益和巨大的投資增長也反映了公共利益的精英以前行業。 X Prize Foundation founder Peter Diamandis told Reuters in an interview: “The moon is an offshore island of Earth that has valuable resources which will benefit us as we grow as a species. X獎基金會創始人彼得迪曼蒂斯接受路透社採訪時表示： “月亮是一個近海島嶼的地球已經寶貴的資源這將有利於我們在成長為一個物種。 We should look at it in that fashion.” Others believe: “We’re starting on steps that will eventually lead to permanent settlement of the moon and Mars.”我們應該看這種方式。 “另一些人認為： ”我們已經開始採取步驟，最終將導致永久性解決月球和火星。 “

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