Kintisch, Eli,
Founder's Bold Dream Soars Toward Reality. Eli Kintisch. - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 60, Science, 1522-3264; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: Founder's Bold Dream Soars Toward Reality, Sept. 22, 2004; pp. A1+.
"More than 25 teams from across the world have entered the contest, with a deadline just three months away. The teams and their backers include billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen; John Carmack, creator of the Doom blockbuster computer game; former NASA rocket scientists; and even former bicycle mechanics." (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH) This article examines the X prize, a competition to send civilians into space with $10 million going to the first person to accomplish this goal.
1522-3264;
Diamandis, Peter
Contests
Manned space flight
Reusable space vehicles
Space tourism
Space vehicles--Design and construction
AC1.S5
050
Founder's Bold Dream Soars Toward Reality. Eli Kintisch. - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 60, Science, 1522-3264; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: Founder's Bold Dream Soars Toward Reality, Sept. 22, 2004; pp. A1+.
"More than 25 teams from across the world have entered the contest, with a deadline just three months away. The teams and their backers include billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen; John Carmack, creator of the Doom blockbuster computer game; former NASA rocket scientists; and even former bicycle mechanics." (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH) This article examines the X prize, a competition to send civilians into space with $10 million going to the first person to accomplish this goal.
1522-3264;
Diamandis, Peter
Contests
Manned space flight
Reusable space vehicles
Space tourism
Space vehicles--Design and construction
AC1.S5
050