Three years ago, we asked: "Which private company will be first to get to the Moon" and win the coveted Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)-sponsored Google Lunar XPRIZE competition?One year ago, we narrowed down the list of finalists to just five companies: Israel's SpaceIL, America's Moon Express, Indus from India, Hakuto from Japan, and Synergy Moon, an international alliance hailing from just about everywhere.Last month, at long last, we learned the answer: Which of these private companies will be first to land on the Moon?Continue reading