Ahh the good old Google Inc. Known for its outmatched search engine capabilities, its superior online applications, and its rule over cyberspace, Google is now aiming outside the earth. As we all know, Google’s satellite imaging and maps blow their competitors away, although Microsoft’s Live Maps are not far behind. However, now is Google is sponsoring a program, in conjunction with X Prize Foundation, to allow different groups to send privately funded spacecrafts to the moon. The teams are set and ready to go, so if you wanted to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars with you and your buddies to make a spacecraft, your out of luck. According to efluxmedia.com, the 10 team are as follows: Aeronautics and Cosmonautics Romanian Association (ARCA), Astrobotic, Chandah, FREDNET, LunaTrex, Micro-Space, Odyssey Moon, Quantum3, Southern California Selene Group and Team Italia.

Team Italia Concept of their rover.

The grand prize is $20 million, with a second prize of $5 million and with bonuses of $5 million.