Autoblog16y
X Prize on 100mpge Volt: good, now let's think of the big picture
built and flew the world's first private spaceship to win the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE for suborbital spaceflight. The Foundation has since launched the $10 million Archon X PRIZE for Genomics ...
Autoblog16y
Automotive X Prize says McCain's $300m battery prize needs more work
built and flew the world's first private vehicle to space to win the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE. The Foundation has since launched the $10 million Archon X PRIZE for Genomics, the $30 million ...
Autoblog14y
Automotive X Prize: 15 or 22 teams move on to Knockout stage
built and flew the world's first private vehicle to space to win the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE. The Foundation has since launched the $10 million Archon X PRIZE for Genomics, the $30 million ...
Autoblog14y
X-Prize partners with Morey to get real-time car data on the web *UPDATE
built and flew the world's first private vehicle to space to win the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE. The Foundation has since launched the $10 million Archon X PRIZE for Genomics, the $30 million ...
PBS6y
Innovative Aircraft
Designed by perhaps the most creative aircraft designer now living, Burt Rutan, this spacecraft won the $10 million Ansari X Prize. The prize, set up to encourage the development of space tourism ...
Forbes11mon
Who Has Been To Space, And Who Hasn’t? Depends On Your Definition
It’s supported by the fact that to win the $10-million Ansari X Prize, the same private spacecraft had to be flown above the Karman Line twice within two weeks, carrying a pilot and the ...
National Geographic news3y
Flying High—Private Space Flight
Brian's job wasn't going to be easy. To qualify Space-ShipOne for the ten-million-dollar Ansari X Prize, he had to fly himself and the equivalent of two passengers—a total of 595 pounds (270 ...
Autoblog17y
New senior director, Donald Foley, joins Auto X Prize Foundation
built and flew the world's first private vehicle to space twice in two weeks to win the $10 million Ansari X PRIZE. The Foundation has since expanded its mission beyond space exploration to offer ...
Hosted on MSN11mon
Stratolaunch’s air-launched test vehicle goes supersonic in its first powered flight
It’s similar to the concept that was used back in 2004 to win the $10 million Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight with financial backing from Paul Allen. Allen founded Stratolaunch in 2011 ...
Autoblog16y
Ratan Tata, Michael Boustridge join X Prize Foundation Board
built and flew the world's first private vehicle to space to win the $10M Ansari X PRIZE. The Foundation has since launched the $10M Archon X PRIZE for Genomics, the $30M Google Lunar X PRIZE ...