Google and YouNeverCall Offers Price for First Moon Cellphone Call

YouNeverCall Inc. has just extended Google's price money for a first ever call using a mobile phone on the moon. The company announced a $10,000 prize award for the first cell phone call placed from the moon. This follows Google's announcement of $30M in prize money for landing a craft on the moon by Dec. 31, 2014.

While Google's goal is to cause excitement around renewed space exploration, YouNeverCall aims to extend Google's mission by introducing a new facet. Officials stated that "...by challenging the scientific community with performing an everyday task on the moon, we are going a step further than Google. While the journey itself may be the destination in some sense - we think doing something useful once you get there will also add a little something."

In order to claim the $10,000 prize a cell phone call must be placed by a device or person present on the Moon's surface.