X Prize Foundation

...the kind of conceptual shift Singularity University's creators hope to provoke. Kurzweil, author of The Singularity Is Near, and X Prize founder Peter Diamandis began Singularity earlier this year. Singularity offers a nine-week summer...

In this article: Ray Kurzweil, Amgen, Yahoo, Microsoft, and X Prize

...as there's a delay in getting them uploaded). Dan Barry, President, Denbar Robotics, former NASA astronaut Peter Diamandis, Founder, X PRIZE Foundation; Vice-Chancellor and Chairman, SU Neil Jacobstein, CEO, Teknowledge; Sr Research...

In this article: Stanford University and NASA

...building a spaceship,'" recalls Whitehorn. "And Richard said, 'Well, we've got to buy it'. " Rutan's spaceship went on to win the X Prize. It was so different from the previous efforts because it was built almost entirely of carbon...

In this article: Will Whitehorn, Virgin, Virgin Galactic, Burt Rutan, Richard Branson, X Prize, Chris Gorman, UK, Victoria Principal, and Physics

A team of California rocketeers has won a $1 million (GBP604,000) prize in a simulated lunar landing contest backed by Nasa. The X Prize Foundation said that Mojave, California-based Masten Space Systems had a better landing accuracy than...

In this article: Armadillo Aerospace, NASA, California, Masten Space Systems, Mojave, California, and Rockwall, Texas

...X Prize contest A team of California rocketeers has won a $1 million prize in a simulated lunar landing contest backed by NASA. The X Prize Foundation said Monday that Mojave, Calif.-based Masten Space Systems had a better landing...

In this article: Armadillo Aerospace, NASA, California, Masten Space Systems, Northrop Grumman, and Mojave

Masten Space Systems gets $1 million from the X Prize Foundation in a NASA-backed contest to simulate a landing on the moon. A team of California rocketeers won a $1-million prize in a simulated lunar landing contest backed by NASA, the X...

In this article: California, NASA, Masten Space Systems, Armadillo Aerospace, Mojave, and Rockwall, Texas

...rocket designer, has won a $1 million Nasa prize for a simulated landing on the moon. Published: 3:07AM GMT 03 Nov 2009 The X Prize Foundation decided that Masten had a better landing accuracy than was achieved by Armadillo Aerospace...

In this article: NASA, Armadillo Aerospace, California, Masten Space Systems, Northrop Grumman, and Rockwall, Texas

...Aerospace of Rockwall, Tex., for their Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge flights. The competition was managed by the X PRIZE Foundation. The Northrop Grumman Corporation is a commercial sponsor that provided operating funds for...

In this article: NASA, Armadillo Aerospace, Lunar Lander Challenge, Masten Space Systems, Washington, and Northrop Grumman Corporation

...of millions to do that," he admits. But that's not what the prize money is for, said Peter Diamandis, the chairman and chief executive of the X Prize Foundation. Many of the competitors will spend as much or more than the millions in...

In this article: Tesla Motors, Nissan, Alternative fuel, Electric car, Venture capital, Jaguar, and Land Rover

...2010. For more information about the competition, please visit www.progressiveautoxprize.org. The X PRIZE Foundation is an educational nonprofit prize institute whose mission is to create radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity. In...

In this article: U.S. Department of Energy, Google, Automotive X Prize, Progressive Insurance, Climate change, Archon X Prize, Ansari X Prize, Google Maps, and Google App Engine