Google Lunar X Prize 

Or Moon 2.0 is a competition organized by X Prize and Sponsored by Google. Objective of this competition is that Privately funded teams has to design , develop and launch privately funded robotic spacecrafts and land on the surface of the moon and travel 500 m and send back images and other data back to earth.

Rewards for the winner is $20m , $5m for second place and $4m for technical bonuses and $1m diversity award.

SO far 5 teams have remained in the competition out of 29 teams.

 

India : Team Indus

Israel : Team SpaceIL

US: Moon Express

Japan : Hakuto

International : Synergy Moon

All teams have to launch by end of 2017 .