WINNER? Masten Space Systems in the Running for the NASA Million Dollar Prize

The Masten Space Systems team took the controversial lead in the million-dollar prize from NASA for the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge's Level 2 contest. Here is more from Alan Boyles. More details from the Los Angeles Times.

Meanwhile, a team called Unreasonable Rocket is trying to fly a rocket in a lower level of the competition; and, on its first attempt the rocket skittered across the pad and tipped over. On the second try it simply depressurized, blasting gas skyward like a teakettle.