Judges Zweber and Gaubatz unload some equipment, as they prepare to survey the landing pads before Armadillo Aerospace's September 12-13, 2009 attempt to win the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. Photo Credit: W. Pomerantz / X PRIZE Foundation
Armadillo's Russ Blink talks with the X PRIZE Foundation's Amy Day before Armadillo Aerospace's September 12-13, 2009 attempt to win the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. Photo Credit: W. Pomerantz / X PRIZE Foundation
Armadillo's Russ Blink flattens down some brush to provide a clear view of the pads from the Judges' station before Armadillo Aerospace's September 12-13, 2009 attempt to win the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. Photo Credit: W. Pomerantz / X PRIZE Foundation
X PRIZE Vice President for Creative Services Amy Day creates the stencil of the "X" that will mark the center of the landing pads before Armadillo Aerospace's September 12-13, 2009 attempt to win the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. Photo Credit: W. Pomerantz / X PRIZE Foundation
A panoramic of the simulated lunar surface that will be used by Armadillo Aerospace for their September 12-13, 2009 attempt to win the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. Photo Credit: W. Pomerantz / X PRIZE Foundation
A panoramic of the simulated lunar surface (foreground) and the flat landing pad (background) that will be used by Armadillo Aerospace for their September 12-13, 2009 attempt to win the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. Photo Credit: W. Pomerantz / X PRIZE Foundation
Gray and overcast skies at 8:05am local, just outside Caddo Mills, TX. Team Armadillo can make their Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge flights in overcast skies, but needs a ~2 hour window with rain or lightning. Photo Credit: W. Pomerantz / X PRIZE Foundation
Marking the center of the simulated lunar surface that will be used by Armadillo Aerospace for their September 12-13, 2009 attempt to win the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. Photo Credit: W. Pomerantz / X PRIZE Foundation
X marks the spot at the center of the simulated lunar surface that will be used by Armadillo Aerospace for their September 12-13, 2009 attempt to win the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. Photo Credit: W. Pomerantz / X PRIZE Foundation
Marking the center of the flat landing pad that will be used by Armadillo Aerospace for their September 12-13, 2009 attempt to win the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. Photo Credit: W. Pomerantz / X PRIZE Foundation
Judge Jeff Zweber helps calibrate the landing accuracy measurement system that will be used for Armadillo Aerospace's September 12-13, 2009 attempt to win the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. Photo Credit: W. Pomerantz / X PRIZE Foundation
The two landing pads that will be used for Armadillo Aerospace's September 12-13, 2009 attempt to win the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. Photo Credit: W. Pomerantz / X PRIZE Foundation
Judge Gaubatz, NASA's Andy Petro, and X PRIZE's Will Pomerantz calibrate the measurement system used to determine landing accuracy during Armadillo Aerospace's September 12-13, 2009 attempt to win the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. Photo Credit: W. Pomerantz / X PRIZE Foundation
Armadillo Aerospace's John Carmack talks with NASA Flight Director Holly Ridings, discussing Armadillo's control systems prior to Armadillo Aerospace's September 12-13, 2009 attempt to win the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. Photo Credit: W. Pomerantz / X PRIZE Foundation
Armadillo Aerospace's John Carmack talks with X PRIZE Foundation CEO Peter Diamandis and NASA Flight Director Holly Ridings, discussing Armadillo's control systems prior to Armadillo Aerospace's September 12-13, 2009 attempt to win the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. Photo Credit: W. Pomerantz / X PRIZE Foundation
Armadillo Aerospace debates whether or not to make an attempt to fly during a brief break in the rain, as part of their September 12, 2009 attempt to win the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. Photo Credit: W. Pomerantz / X PRIZE Foundation
Armadillo Aerospace's September 12-13, 2009 attempt to win the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge. Photo Credit: W. Pomerantz / X PRIZE Foundation
