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XPRIZE Logo Menu Stories Act What Who Prizes Active Past Visioneering Overview Impact Roadmaps About Us Who We Are People Our Board Sci-fi Advisory Council Careers Press Benefactors Prize Sponsors Vision Circle Innnovation Board Foundation Partners Get Involved Blog Donate Stories Act What Who MISSION PEOPLE BOARDS BOARD OF DIRECTORS BOARD OF TRUSTEES SCIFI ADVISORY COUNCIL BENEFACTORS PRIZE SPONSORS VISION CIRCLE INNOVATION BOARD PARTNERSHIPS CAREERS PRIZES CHALLENGES IMPACT ROADMAPS VISIONEERING FIGHT COVID-19 AI FOR GOOD AI ALLIANCE SHOP DONATE SUBSCRIBE JOIN A TEAM COMMUNITY THE BRIDGE PRESS BACK FALL IN LOVE WITH THE FUTURE Get updates on exponential tech and culture The New Space Race Phase Completed Get Involved Overview Activity Sponsors & Partners Competing Teams The New Space Race $30 Million Prize Purse The Google Lunar XPRIZE was created with two goals in mind. To spur affordable access to the moon and give space entrepreneurs a legitimate platform to develop long-term business models around lunar transportation and to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, space explorers and adventurers to enter the STEM fields. Prize Purse $20 Million Grand Prize $5 Million Second Place Prize $5 Million in Bonus Prizes - $1 Million Diversity Prize awarded in 2014 Additional Milestone Prizes $5.25 Million Terrestrial Milestone prizes awarded in 2012 $4.75 Million In-Space Milestone prizes Summary Video The Grand Challenge Space exploration had been in the exclusive domain of governments. Commercial exploration had not been a viable option, restricting creativity and resources of private markets. How to Win The winning team will... Impact • Over 300 Million (USD) invested into Google Lunar XPRIZE teams • First private space companies created in India, Malaysia, Israel and Hungary • Government space agencies like JAXA and NASA partnered with Google Lunar XPRIZE teams • 260 new jobs created by Finalist teams • Technology advances in miniaturization and 3d printing • Legislation inspired by the prize: NASA’s recommendation to Space-Faring entities, Apollo Lunar Landing Legacy Act • STEM Education: 5 undergraduate dissertations, University class/course credit, 500,00 youth reached with MoonBots (Google Lunar XPRIZE for students) education and Google Lunar XPRIZE team interaction • 1000 planetariums worldwide show Google Lunar Prize Inspired Back to the Moon for Good dome show in 27 different languages Prize Activity Apr 23 2021 XPRIZE Alumni, What They Did Next Oct 02 2020 The Global Space Industry Trends and Predictions for 2030 May 28 2020 A NEW ERA: THE POST-PRIZE IMPACT OF THE GOOGLE LUNAR XPRIZE Apr 11 2019 XPRIZE Foundation Awards $1 Million ‘Moonshot Award’ To SpaceIL Apr 10 2019 SpaceIL's Moon Orbit Creates a New Era for Space Mar 28 2019 XPRIZE Introduces $1M ‘Moonshot Award’ See All Prize Activity The day before something is truly a breakthrough, it's a crazy idea. Peter H. Diamandis Contact Us Careers Press Annual Report © 2021 XPRIZE Foundation. All Rights Reserved. Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy Donor Privacy Policy...