First Google Earth, Now Google...Moon?

Google is offering a $20 million dollar prize to the first person/s to put a robotic lander on the moon with little or no government aid. I think this is very exciting and I can't wait to see what will come of it. When I was younger and still dreamed of a career in aerospace engineering I always thought (and still do, actually) that real progress in space exploration would come from the private sector. The government is too big and unwieldy and has to overcome too many hurdles to be a major player in the space race. Yes, it got us to the Moon in '69, but how far have we come since? Not very. It will probably be at least ten years before someone can claim this prize, but it promises to be an exhilarating race.