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Five teams vying for Google prize to land spacecraft on the moon

The moon is seen during its final eclipse over Los Angeles, California, early April 15, 2014. REUTERS/Gene Blevins

Five teams have qualified to compete in a $30 million Google-backed competition to land and operate robotic spacecraft on the surface of the moon, the XPrize Foundation said on Tuesday.

Contenders now have until Dec. 31 for their spacecraft to be launched, said the foundation, which is running the Google Lunar XPrize and eight other technology stimulus contests.

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