Sun, Dec 11, 2011
Aero-Linx!
Scouring the information super airways can sometimes be a tough,
if educational, task for the Aero-News staff... but it also allows
us to check out some truly neat and exciting sites, so it's not
that bad a gig. On any given day, we may check dozens (and often
hundreds) of different sources for story ideas, and facts
confirmation. And, as is the nature of our business, much of this
is done on the Internet.
The ANN gang decided we probably shouldn't keep some of the neat
sites, info resources, and organizations we've discovered to
ourselves... so we decided to bring you Aero-Linx. These are the
sites that WE check out -- when we need added perspective, a new
spin on a day's topic... or just want to escape into
cyber-aero-space for awhile.
Look for some of our favorite sites, coming each day to ANN via
Aero-Linx.
Suggestions for future Aero-Linx
segments are always welcome, as well.
Aero Linx: 2009 Northrop
Grumman Lunar Lander X CHALLENGE
On November 5, 2009, the X PRIZE Foundation along with NASA
hosted the NGLLXPC 2009 awards ceremony in Washington D.C. Masten
Space Systems, led by David Masten, was awarded the top $1 million
prize, while Armadillo Aerospace, led by id Software founder John
Carmack took home the second place prize of $500,000. The NGLLXPC
is a partnership with NASA funding the $2 million in prize money as
part of their Centennial Challenges program while the X PRIZE
Foundation managed the competition which began in 2006. The $2
million prize purse, with part of it already awarded to Armadillo
Aerospace in 2008, is the largest incentivized prize awarded by the
X PRIZE Foundation since the winning of the $10M Ansari X PRIZE in
2004.
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