BBC is reporting that Google has offered a $30 million prize to the first amateur or professional scientist who can fly a robot to the moon.

To claim the cash, any craft reaching the lunar surface must perform a series of tasks such as shoot video and roam for specific distances.

Google Moon, anyone?

And then if you can do it, you're guaranteed a #1 place in the SERPs, under a huge variety of keywords. You'll have enough cash to buy all the links you want, and lots of quality traffic.

Macromedia (ooops Adobe) Director can fly a robot to the moon. I suggest we mash up a collection of moon shots and mars rovers, send it in and claim the prize...

Who's with me? I'm willing to split the $30M 50/50

I'll take $15 mil and be happy. Only I never used Director before and have no artistic skill.

I'll pay a guy $15 million to make such footage, AFTER I get paid by Google

That is pretty cool. I bet it would cost a bit more than 30 million (That's $30,000,000) to fly to the moon. Pretty sweet deal though.

That is just a Good Hype For google. I am not saying Google is unwilling to pay that amount because 30 Million is nothing to Google, and It might be working on something..., Googling Universe?

Originally Posted by vilelink

That is just a Good Hype For google. I am not saying Google is unwilling to pay that amount because 30 Million is nothing to Google, and It might be working on something..., Googling Universe?

I'm sure there's a new product offering in the lineup. I'm also sure $30 million - and remember, that's USD so it's chump change - is a small price to pay for the exclusive content people bring them back.

Google wants the PR. To say it's the first commercial company to reach the moon, and to place a hug Google logo over 5 miles of it's surface

http://www.vpgm.com/Movie2.swf

they are there all ready

http://www.vpgm.com/moon.html