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might Odissey-Moon be the Google's expected, preferred, designed,
"chosen" and (maybe) "funded" GLXP team to WIN the prize?

....with ALL other teams that just play the "sparring partners" role?

reading the news about the GLXP teams, my true impression is that
Odissey-Moon has some "advantages" over the other teams and will be
the winner, then, it will give all rights to Google...

with a "chosen to win" team, Google doesn't risk that a GLXP team will
sell its knowlendge to a competitor, like (e.g.) MIcrosoft...

http://www.ghostnasa.com/posts/008moonprize.html

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