VIDEO : J.J. Abrams Teams Up With Google To Make Thrilling Space Documentary

J.J. Abrams is at it again, this time trying his hand at a real space drama. His new web-based series is a documentary about a race to the moon backed by Google. The series is directed by documentary filmmaker Orlando Von Einsiedel and produced by Abrams. The series will be intense as 16 teams will compete for $30 million in prizes for landing and operating a privately developed robotic spacecraft on the moon before December. The X Prize Foundation, the company that organized the competition, speaks on the diversity of the teams saying, "The teams range from Silicon Valley tech experts, to hackers in Germany, to IT specialists in India, to a father and son working in a spare bedroom in Vancouver."