Compare this to the XBox 360 which includes a Media Center Extender, which is a useless dependent feature unless you also own a Media Center PC.
If it's entertainment that can be connected to and reasonably accessed from your television I think consumers will get it.
And apparently, the 'Bigelow inflatable space habitat' will need to be in orbit for the docking demonstration part of the prize.
So you have not only the problem of large energy expenditure to get into low Earth orbit, but then some fine-grained navigation to match velocities with another craft.
Compared to the X-Prize requirements, this is like a full-blown defense contract (minus the bureacracy and paperwork).
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Compare this to the XBox 360 which includes a Media Center Extender, which is a useless dependent feature unless you also own a Media Center PC. If it's entertainment that can be connected to and reasonably accessed from your television I think consumers will get it.
And apparently, the 'Bigelow inflatable space habitat' will need to be in orbit for the docking demonstration part of the prize.
So you have not only the problem of large energy expenditure to get into low Earth orbit, but then some fine-grained navigation to match velocities with another craft.
Compared to the X-Prize requirements, this is like a full-blown defense contract (minus the bureacracy and paperwork).