You ask and we reply, while also giving away some sneak a peek at what we are doing. From all submissions we chose 5 questions from three different categories this time.
Tech "Where is the antenna? I can't see it?"
The antenna is integrated in the solar panel and will be a phased-array antenna. This has some advantages like being able to use a fancy technology named beam forming. Additionally we don't have the disadvantages of a parabolic antenna that needs to be unfolded on the moon. To learn more about phased-array antennas see Wikipedia.
Social "How do you guys think your chances are to make it to the moon first? Who do you consider as your biggest rival?"
Because most competitors are not very open, it is hard to keep track with their progress from within our team. Luckily Evadot is in contact with most teams and keeps their scorecard up to date. Oftentimes we are in the leading field. In other words, we're quite happy with our progress and consider our chances fairly high. For our biggest rivals, just check the top 5 :-)
Stats "How many pizzas are consumed per month?"
It depends on the month chosen, calendar months where we assemble new prototypes got a high frequence of pizza deliveries.
Judging by our billings the construction of the first Asimov R2(A) Rover cost the life of 23 delicious pizzas and 3 healthy salads, in June 2010.
Social "Why did you choose to participate in the Google Lunar X- Prize?"
Reply by Robert Boehme, Team Leader: Because I like to take on this unique opportunity and the extraordinary challenge this competition present. I am confident that everything we are doing is shaping the future of space exploration. However the real key to success is not technology but the people behind it. These people may it be the members of my or other teams will change the way we look at space forever.
Stats "How many parts does the rover have?"
The first rover prototype the Asimov Jr. R1A consisted of roughly 100 parts including wheels and screws.
The second generation rover prototype, Asimov Jr. R2A originally consisted of roughly 1000 parts not including screws. Just for personal interest, we will give you an update on the count of screws by next week :-)
One more thing ...
The Clip of our 27C3 talk on our team, rovers, landers and a lot of Rocket Science!
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