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Rules Set for $50 Million America's Space Prize

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the didn't-have-enough-fun-with-the-x-preise dept.

An anonymous reader wrote in to say that The rules have been set for Robert Bigelow's $50 million 'America's Space Prize'. The gist of it is that the winner needs to get a crew of five people up 400km, complete two orbits of the Earth, and then do it again within 60 days. I've got a gremlin and a huge rubber band... now if I only had 4 friends!

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  1. Re:Prize money not enough... by CrimsonAvenger · · Score: 0, Redundant
    I don't think the prize money is enough. It cost about half that to attain something much less by SpaceShipOne. My guess is that it will cost closer to $100 mil to do such a thing and claim the prize.

    Off the top of my head, I can't think of any examples of Prize-motivated activities where the Prize covered development costs. People do this sort of thing for the fame, not the money.

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  2. Unfortunate Restriction by under_score · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Must reside and be based in the United States.

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