For all of those who canceled your travel plans for New Mexico, it’s time to rebook those tickets. Cosmic Log’s Alan Boyle has the scope:
“First it was on, then it was in limbo, and now it’s on again: The Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge, a $2 million NASA-backed competition for rocket-powered lander prototypes, is now due to take place Oct. 24 and 25 at Las Cruces International Airport in New Mexico.
“The contest had been scheduled elsewhere in the state, at Holloman Air Force Base, reprising last year’s setting. That venue was ruled out, however, reportedly due to some military operations that took precedence. After weeks of scrambling, the Lunar Lander Challenge’s organizers at the X Prize Foundation worked out new arrangements this week with the Las Cruces airport as well as the Federal Aviation Administration.”
Read Alan’s full post here.
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