[extropy-chat] what other "X-prizes" have been started ?

user user at dhp.com
Tue Sep 20 00:10:32 UTC 2005



On Mon, 19 Sep 2005, Mike Lorrey wrote:

> Actually, yes, Bigelow is offering a $50 million prize to the US group
> that can provide passenger orbital services to his orbital hotel by
> 2010. NASA is also offering smaller prizes for various technological
> and other achievements, and XCOR is offering a $10k prize for a part
> for its rocket fuel piston pump.
> 
> Given todays announcements about the new space agenda by NASA, IMHO
> they should offer similar prizes to companies that produce products to
> meet certain categories, getting away from the single contract awards
> and eliminating the expensive cost plus acquisition policies typical of
> government bureaucracy.


Hmmm...interesting.  But all related to space, it seems ?  I was thinking
more along the lines of fuel cells, batteries, medical devices, etc.

It would be nice to see some successful bounties for results in other
fields ...




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