The semantic web shoots the Moon

The semantic web shoots the Moon

A day before space exploration technology company SpaceX makes its much-hyped “big announcement”– the follow-up to a teaser video that looks oddly like a Mountain Dew commercial — another space-oriented company is creating buzz.

Moon Express, which is developing autonomous robotic lunar landers, announced today that Barney Pell has signed on as co-founder, vice chairman, and chief technology officer. Somehow, he will also continue on as chief architect of Bing local search.

“I’m still fully … Continue Reading

Google offers $20M for first private mission to moon

The semantic web shoots the Moon

A day before space exploration technology company SpaceX makes its much-hyped “big announcement”– the follow-up to a teaser video that looks oddly like a Mountain Dew commercial — another space-oriented company is creating buzz.

Moon Express, which is developing autonomous robotic lunar landers, announced today that Barney Pell has signed on as co-founder, vice chairman, and chief technology officer. Somehow, he will also continue on as chief architect of Bing local search.

“I’m still fully … Continue Reading