The Discovery Channel has an interview with the leader of Mystery, Inc. “Mystery Team” that is aiming to win the Google Lunar X Prize competition by landing a rover on the moon. The American-based group is composed of members from several states.
The mysterious leader says they are staying private for now so as to get the drop on the competition and to avoid any risks to their reputations. He says they may reveal their secret identities by the end of the year, at the latest next July. Not that many people will really care. Or that they really care that no one cares.
Dave on Earth (12:16 PM) I’ve tried to starting conversations about the Google X PRIZE with friends and family — and they have no idea what I’m talking about. A few years down the road, when the moon’s surface is filmed in big, beautiful high-definition footage, do you think that’ll change?
GLXP MysteryTeam (12:17 PM) If the prize is won, I expect a similar reaction to the success of Burt Rutan with SpaceShipOne. There will be a few folks that realize what was accomplished, and hopefully be inspired by it. These are the same people probably willing to move beyond dreaming and start risking their personal comforts in hopes of making their dreams reality.
Then there will be the large group of what I call “Procrastinauts” — people who’ll consider what was done, and decide to work on it… tomorrow.
“And then there are most folks, who won’t even notice. They’re too busy making ends meet to worry about space or even dreaming about it. That said, I’m an optimist and believe that it’s worth doing. Thanks for taking the time to ask.”
Read the full interview.
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