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When the 2011 tsunami decimated Japan's Pacific coast, robotics Professor Kazuya Yoshida and his family were lucky to escape harm's way. Understanding that it's only a matter of time before an even greater natural disaster strikes, the professor wants his rovers to explore the lunar caves, which could provide a suitable location for future human settlements that will help preserve our species. Episode Five of Moon Shot, a documentary from Academy Award®-nominated director Orlando von Einsiedel, Executive Producer J.J. Abrams, Bad Robot, Epic Digital Google and XPRIZE (http://lunar.xprize.org). The Google Lunar XPRIZE is the largest prize competition of all time with a reward of $30 million and aims to incentivize entrepreneurs to create a new era of affordable access to the Moon and beyond, while inspiring the next generation of scientists, engineers, and explorers. This character-driven, emotional, awe-inspiring series of 9 short films will follow a selection of the teams currently racing to complete their missions. It will explore the lives of their charismatic, quirky members, the sacrifices they have made to get to where they are today, and crucially, what drives them on this incredible journey. Follow us here to catch the series, and on: Twitter: http://twitter.com/glxp Facebook: http://facebook.com/googlelunarxprize Google+: https://plus.google.com/+googlelunarxprize Director Orlando von Einsiedel Executive Producer J.J. Abrams Producers Joshua Davis Lindsey Weber Joshuah Bearman Andrew Lee Co-Producers Jon Drever Becca Perry Ben Rosenblatt Story Producer Steven Leckart Line Producer Adam Mitchenall Director of Photography Franklin Dow Editors Katie Bryer Andy Cardy Rebecca Valente Nathan Orloff Composer Patrick Jonsson Production Managers Sunny Dimitriadou Elena Andreicheva Josie Wicks Camera Assistants Will Hadley Jamie Ackroyd Naomi Hancock Sound Recordist Sara Lima Assistant Editors Youssef Bouhassis Ailene Roberts Laura Creecy Post-Production Management Amelia Franklin Philip Hoang Graphics Sal Sciortino Colorist Juan Ignacio Cabrera Conform Artist Peter Amies Sound Re-Recording Mixers Lindsey Alvarez Craig Henighan Production Services Grain Media Visual Effects Kelvin Optical, Inc. Google Brand Marketing Michael Tabtabai Cameron Luby Yasemin Denari Southworth Ben Quesnel Matt Hirst Production Support Mike Silver Cory Bennett Lewis Josh Tate Morgan Dameron Amir Mojarradi Eboni Price Kristofer Cross Special Thanks Chanda Gonzales-Mowrer David Locke Charles Scott Robby Stambler Matt Evans Jesse Goldsmith Chrysta Burton Ali Lowndes Diane Coote Richard Jephcote Nick Rowley Alice Martineau 72andSunny Kelly Vicars Harry Spitzer Natalie So The Yoshida Family YouTube Tokyo Kyoko Yonezawa Hisanori Tamura David Chikara Mori Hanna Izumi Mori Additional footage provided by: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Arizona State University James Benet / Pond5.com Yomiuri Shimbun / AP