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In this video, team chairman Andrew Barton discusses his plan behind going with Japan as a their home base for robotics and some of their future plans of going beyond Europe and Japan by heading over to the United States in order to be in line with ITAR regulations.

Finally, the much anticipated Google Lunar X PRIZE 2012 team summit video is up for your viewing pleasure!

With all the buzz in the media lately about the status of the teams competing in the Google Lunar X PRIZE and who's leading, I thought it would be fun to add a little visual stimulation to compliment all the articles being written.

25 teams from around the world are currently building robots, rockets, and lunar landers to win the $30 million Google Lunar X PRIZE.

This year shows some impressive advancements in the rover designs, propulsion and avionics technology. Teams are stepping it up as the competition thickens and with all the recent headlining developments in space, the Moon does not seem so far away.

Is the $2.5 billion Curiosity landing worth the gamble? Also, check out the Mars Society Planetfest!