X-Prize

I'm certainly not the first person with this thought, LunarCorp was a great concept perhaps a nanosecond before its time and I'm sure Google Lunar X-Prize teams have recently approached Disney/Pixar with similar concepts.

The Rover NASA Should Put in the Inaugural Parade - NASA Watch 2009

Because Google does moon first (lunar X-Prize), and when has Google been wrong? sc220

Why Some Say the Moon? - NASA Watch 2009

Nearly 250 years later, a team of inventors won a $10 million 'X-Prize' when they developed a commercial spacecraft.

Melinda Moree: A Prize to Save Lives Melinda Moree 2011

Additionally a relatively small commitment to an X-Prize style offer could further speed delivery of our common goals.

Ares Still Struggles Ahead for 1-X Launch - NASA Watch 2009

Nearly 250 years later, a team of inventors won a $10 million 'X-Prize' when they developed a commercial spacecraft.

Melinda Moree: A Prize to Save Lives Melinda Moree 2011

The X-Prize competition is moving along and light weight is in evidence.

society and technology 2010

The Automotive X-Prize is down from 100 entrants to just two in the mainstream class.

tingilinde: 2010

The Automotive X-Prize is down from 100 entrants to just two in the mainstream class.

transportatiaon 2010

The Automotive X-Prize is down from 100 entrants to just two in the mainstream class.

Technology 2010

WALL-E needs to find a ride back home so he can carry out his prime directive, insert story here (it writes itself), use actual HD video from the Google Lunar X-Prize team as a backdrop, tie in the Happy Meal and merchandising rights and viola!, you have a multi-million (if not billion) dollar commercial space venture.

The Rover NASA Should Put in the Inaugural Parade - NASA Watch 2009