<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Lunar	B-Application
XPRIZE	I-Application
(	O
GLXP	B-Application
)	O
,	O
sometimes	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Moon	B-Application
2.0	I-Application
,	O
</s>
<s>
was	O
a	O
2007	O
–	O
2018	O
inducement	O
prize	O
space	O
competition	O
organized	O
by	O
the	O
X	O
Prize	O
Foundation	O
,	O
and	O
sponsored	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Entering	O
2018	O
,	O
five	O
teams	O
remained	O
in	O
the	O
competition	O
:	O
SpaceIL	O
,	O
Moon	O
Express	O
,	O
Synergy	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
,	O
Team	O
Indus	O
,	O
and	O
Team	O
Hakuto	B-Application
,	O
having	O
secured	O
verified	O
launch	O
contracts	O
with	O
Spaceflight	O
Industries	O
,	O
Rocket	O
Lab	O
,	O
Interorbital	O
Systems	O
,	O
and	O
ISRO	O
(	O
jointly	O
for	O
the	O
last	O
two	O
teams	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
23	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
X	O
Prize	O
Foundation	O
announced	O
that	O
"	O
no	O
team	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
launch	O
attempt	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
Moon	O
by	O
the	O
[	O
31	O
March	O
2018 ]	O
deadline	O
...	O
and	O
the	O
US$30	O
million	O
Google	B-Application
Lunar	I-Application
XPRIZE	I-Application
will	O
go	O
unclaimed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
5	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
X	O
Prize	O
Foundation	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Lunar	B-Application
XPRIZE	I-Application
would	O
continue	O
as	O
a	O
non-cash	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Lunar	B-Application
XPRIZE	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Wired	O
Nextfest	O
on	O
13	O
September	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpaceIL	O
,	O
Moon	O
Express	O
,	O
Synergy	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
,	O
Team	O
Indus	O
,	O
and	O
Hakuto	B-Application
having	O
secured	O
verified	O
launch	O
contracts	O
for	O
2017	O
(	O
with	O
SpaceX	O
,	O
Rocket	O
Lab	O
,	O
Interorbital	O
Systems	O
and	O
ISRO	O
respectively	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Lunar	B-Application
XPRIZE	I-Application
expired	O
on	O
31	O
March	O
2018	O
as	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
five	O
final	O
teams	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
launch	O
their	O
vehicles	O
by	O
the	O
deadline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
extension	O
of	O
the	O
deadline	O
was	O
ruled	O
out	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
prize	O
went	O
unclaimed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Lunar	B-Application
X	I-Application
Prize	I-Application
was	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Ansari	O
X	O
Prize	O
:	O
to	O
inspire	O
a	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
private	O
investment	O
in	O
hopes	O
of	O
developing	O
more	O
cost-effective	O
technologies	O
and	O
materials	O
to	O
overcome	O
many	O
limitations	O
of	O
space	O
exploration	O
that	O
are	O
currently	O
taken	O
for	O
granted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Lunar	B-Application
XPRIZE	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
way	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
Ansari	O
XPRIZE	O
was	O
formed	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Lunar	B-Application
XPRIZE	I-Application
was	O
created	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
former	O
venture	O
of	O
Peter	O
Diamandis	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
similar	O
goal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
initiative	O
paved	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Lunar	B-Application
X	I-Application
Prize	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peter	O
Diamandis	O
then	O
presented	O
the	O
idea	O
to	O
Larry	O
Page	O
and	O
Sergey	O
Brin	O
,	O
co-founders	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
at	O
an	O
XPRIZE	O
fundraiser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
None	O
of	O
the	O
remaining	O
teams	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
claim	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
X-Prize	O
money	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
launch	O
before	O
the	O
final	O
deadline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Apollo	O
astronauts	O
themselves	O
have	O
expressed	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
bonus	O
,	O
with	O
Apollo	O
11	O
Moonwalker	O
Buzz	O
Aldrin	O
appearing	O
at	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Lunar	B-Application
XPRIZE	I-Application
's	O
initial	O
announcement	O
and	O
reading	O
a	O
plaque	O
signed	O
by	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
his	O
fellow	O
surviving	O
Apollo	O
Astronauts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
23	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
X	O
Prize	O
Foundation	O
announced	O
that	O
"	O
no	O
team	O
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
launch	O
attempt	O
to	O
reach	O
the	O
Moon	O
by	O
the	O
[	O
31	O
March	O
2018 ]	O
deadline	O
...	O
and	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Lunar	I-Application
XPRIZE	I-Application
will	O
go	O
unclaimed.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Registration	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Lunar	B-Application
X	I-Application
Prize	I-Application
closed	O
by	O
31	O
December	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
just	O
five	O
officially	O
registered	O
Google	B-Application
Lunar	I-Application
X	I-Application
Prize	I-Application
teams	O
continuing	O
to	O
pursue	O
the	O
prize	O
objectives	O
,	O
as	O
other	O
teams	O
had	O
left	O
the	O
competition	O
entirely	O
,	O
failed	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
competition	O
interim	O
milestone	O
,	O
or	O
merged	O
with	O
other	O
teams	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
Sorato'Japanese	O
team	O
competing	O
in	O
lunar	O
probe	O
contest	O
to	O
delay	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
|	O
style	O
=	O
"	O
text-align	O
:	O
center	O
;	O
background	O
:	O
rgb(255,180,180 )	O
"	O
|	O
withdrawnMicro-Space	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Lunar	I-Application
X	I-Application
Prize	I-Application
webpage	O
,	O
2010	O
–	O
11	O
,	O
accessed	O
24	O
December	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hakuto	B-Application
/	O
ispace	O
SpaceX	O
Falcon	O
9	O
Originally	O
intended	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
piggyback	O
on	O
TeamIndus	O
's	O
canceled	O
PSLV	O
flight	O
,	O
Hakuto	B-Application
's	O
M1	O
mission	O
launched	O
in	O
December	O
2022	O
with	O
a	O
landing	O
expected	O
in	O
April	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Synergy	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
Interorbital	O
Systems	O
Neptune	O
The	O
Synergy	B-Application
Moon	I-Application
team	O
partnered	O
with	O
Interorbital	O
Systems	O
for	O
their	O
launch	O
vehicle	O
and	O
launch	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team(s )	O
Planned	O
launch	O
date	O
Launch	O
vehicle	O
Notes	O
Astrobotic	O
2023ULA	O
Vulcan	O
Centaur	O
Astrobotic	O
's	O
planned	O
mission	O
is	O
under	O
contract	O
to	O
NASA	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
made	O
it	O
ineligible	O
under	O
the	O
original	O
Lunar	B-Application
X	I-Application
Prize	I-Application
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PTScientists	B-Application
(	O
now	O
PTS	O
)	O
Ariane	O
64	O
The	O
proposed	O
landing	O
site	O
was	O
in	O
the	O
Taurus-Littrow	O
valley	O
,	O
about	O
two	O
miles	O
from	O
the	O
site	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
Apollo	O
17	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
