In 1927, Charles Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic to win a $25,000 prize put up by a wealthy hotel owner named Raymond Orteig. The contest was started in 1919 and was set to last for 5 years. When no one had won the prize by 1924, Orteig decided to extend the competition for another 5 years.... Continue Reading →
The Mystical Moon team posted this letter this evening regarding their general "unhappiness" with the legal process with the Google Lunar X PRIZE competition. As someone who is in contact with most of the teams I can tell you that this is not the only team who feels as strongly as this and I'm surprized... Continue Reading →
We sent out the following letter to the Google Lunar X PRIZE Teams this week. Dear GLXP Team Leaders, Most of you know me, but a few of you don't. I run a site called Evadot.com and have been chronicling the GLXP for about 2 years now. Through our many conversations, I’ve developed a firm... Continue Reading →
Earlier this week I got word that the Director of Space prizes at the X PRIZE Foundation, William Pomerantz is leaving his six year post for a position as the Vice President of Special Projects at Virgin Galactic. I've had the pleasure of getting to know Will over the last few years. As someone dedicated... Continue Reading →
