Space Prizes and Contests Forum: Spacesettlers
Thread: Space Prizes and Contests
# 8798 byhappygallimore@... on Dec. 13, 2006, 11:23 p.m.
Member since 2021-10-03
I was checking again on Al Globus web site.
His article on prizes for space competitions is excellent ("A U.S. Space Program for Space Settlement"). It covers several key areas that need lots of development. It presents a very practical approach to vastly accelerate our presence in space.
And do so at a fraction of the time and cost of our current approach.
He also did a later article on prizes specifically for the tourist orbital vehicles that is also worth the read.
From: Matt Gallimore
To: spacesettlers@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2006 7:32:10 AM
Subject: [spacesettlers] Space Prizes and Contests
Contests sometimes lead to innovative solutions to engineering challenges. There are many engineering hurdles before space habitats are a reality.
What do you guys think would be some good contests?
They could be along the lines of the X-Prize or the technical contests that NASA has now. You could probably think of several areas that could be worked on now, whether it be basic research or pilot scale.
Also, what would be the appropriate reward?