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Regolith Excavation Challenge: A prize competition to spur new tech for excavating lunar regolith.

Don't forget to watch the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge live: http://bit.ly/ngllc09


A fun write up in Popular Science about the Regolith Challenge: http://moourl.com/bwg47


NASA Administrator Charles Bolden talks about how @regolith_chal winners help to inspire the next generation: http://moourl.com/irp75


Congrats to Paul's Robotics, Terra Engineering and Braundo for winning the Regolith Challenge prizes! Way to move some moon dirt.


Thanks to all who helped make this event possible. It has been an amazing two days.


Official attempts done. Getting ready to present awards.


Terra Engineering about to start. This is their third year participating in the regolith challenge.


Green Cheese Solutions up next!


Watch some video clips of the event at our ustream feed: http://bit.ly/1X6wU6


Paul's Robotics run was a qualifying one with the highest mass so far (via @NASAPrize)


TREAD Robotics getting ready.


Innovation Island (@pkhomer) is up first this morning. Getting weighed in now.


Colorado School of Mines has volunteered to take the night shift. They are getting ready to start their competition attempt.


Listening to @marsgirl giving keynote at the regolith challenge dinner.


Technology Ranch is getting ready to excavate.


Top Hat Robotics is up and running after solving a battery problem.


The first competition attempt today may be a winner.


BTW, the official tag for flickr and other media is #regolith2009.


Thanks @spacevidcast for the fun and well researched video about the regolith challenge. http://moourl.com/0as0f


Here is a gigapan image from earlier today: http://gigapan.org/gigapans/34874/


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