This year’s X Prize Cup is set to kick off tomorrow, from Las Cruces, NM. Sure, there’s no SpaceShipOne on tap this time around, but there are still plenty of exhibitions that are as, if not more, important to the development of private spaceflight. For example:
Headlining this year’s live rocket show is the $2 million Lunar Lander Challenge presented by NASA Centennial Challenges. Not since the Apollo program has man had a working vehicle capable of landing on the moon. If we are going to go back both NASA and private companies need a system that is robust and relatively inexpensive. Spectators will watch as different vehicle designs compete to see which one will be the next generation lunar lander.
For more info, here’s the official press release: http://prweb.com/releases/wirefly/x-prize-cup/prweb447225.htm
Also, check out the on-site blog, hosted by wirefly at http://xprize.wirefly.com/blog.html
