i don't know what you refer to as expiring? the x-prize doesn't "expire" unless a team successfully completes the requirements.
the brief rules are: three person suborbital flight to a distance of 100km that is repeated within 14 days using the same craft. the full rules are posted on the xprize.org website and probably all the entrants sites as well.
if you refer the permit expires, you could be right. i don't know if a "window" for launch was indicated.
i have been following the x-prize and a particular entrant for several years now. the da vinci project (www.davinciproject.com) from Toronto, Canada caught my attention in 2000 at a university lecture. since then the progress has been relentless.
all of these x-prize projects have potential in their own right, each equally able to succeed. The Spirit of St Louis was an overlooked contender in 1929. the one barrier equal to all projects is funding. i request, if you believe this endevour is worthwhile, buy a hat, make a donation or get involved. think of the history you will be making (general support-the-cause speech). spend some time on the www.xprize.org.
the da vinci project obtained a flight permit from the Canadian Launch Safety Office back in June for a location in Saskatchewan. with luck, they plan to use it very soon (launch date announcement in late 2003). the Canadian Arrow has also applied for the same permit with a decision still unannounced.
for full disclosure, i myself have volunteered with the da vinci project in the pass.
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i don't know what you refer to as expiring? the x-prize doesn't "expire" unless a team successfully completes the requirements.
the brief rules are: three person suborbital flight to a distance of 100km that is repeated within 14 days using the same craft. the full rules are posted on the xprize.org website and probably all the entrants sites as well.
if you refer the permit expires, you could be right. i don't know if a "window" for launch was indicated.
i have been following the x-prize and a particular entrant for several years now. the da vinci project (www.davinciproject.com) from Toronto, Canada caught my attention in 2000 at a university lecture. since then the progress has been relentless. all of these x-prize projects have potential in their own right, each equally able to succeed. The Spirit of St Louis was an overlooked contender in 1929. the one barrier equal to all projects is funding. i request, if you believe this endevour is worthwhile, buy a hat, make a donation or get involved. think of the history you will be making (general support-the-cause speech). spend some time on the www.xprize.org. the da vinci project obtained a flight permit from the Canadian Launch Safety Office back in June for a location in Saskatchewan. with luck, they plan to use it very soon (launch date announcement in late 2003). the Canadian Arrow has also applied for the same permit with a decision still unannounced. for full disclosure, i myself have volunteered with the da vinci project in the pass.