Moon Express secures funding for launch

Posted on 22 Jan 2017 by Michael Cruickshank

US private space exploration company Moon Express last week announced that it has received sufficient funding to launch a craft to the moon.

Moon Express reportedly managed to accrue $20m in funding over the last few months bringing its total funding to at least $45m. The money will cover the launch of the company’s MX-1E spacecraft which will seek to land on the surface of the moon. Moon Express hopes that the MX-1E will be able to win…

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