Sitting in my apartment in Denmark on a cold winter evening, I can only wish I was in sunny California for the Google Lunar X PRIZE Team Summit. Fortunately, I can listen to the discussions via Fred's VOIP and talk to him via Google chat despite the fact that I am more than 7000 km away.
At the same time, exciting news keep coming in reporting progress on the rover side: Jörg from Switzerland has now assembled the first wheel prototype for his WRV1 rover. The current weight of the wheel is 96 grams but the wheel support will have to be cut out so it will come down to about 60 grams (for the prototype).
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Cooler and Cooler
It may be cold in Denmark, but things are getting cooler and cooler at Frednet! That's a really cool wheel. I can't wait to see it with the wheel support cut out. It already looks like it might be more styling than Astrobotic's wheel. It sounds like Jörg may be descended from Swiss watchmakers. I'm in Hawaii. Not cold here. :)
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