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Article: Google Lunar X PRIZE brings the moon to the masses, announces ten new teams.
- Article from:
- Control Engineering
- Article date:
- April 1, 2008
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At the height of the Cold War, President Kennedy announced a bold and aggressive program designed to highlight American ingenuity and bravery. The 'Space Race' led to the creation of new technologies that are still in use today, launched entirely new industries and motivated an entire nation to 'dream big' and transform science fiction into science fact. Along the way, the space program also inspired legions of youth who translated their fascination into a vocation and continued to drive technological and process innovations as engineers.
By contrast, today's youth are growing up in a much different world. Popular portable video game systems such ...