Ansari X Prize
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The Ansari X Prize was a space competition in which the X Prize Foundation offered a US$10,000,000 prize for the first non-government organization to launch a reusable crewed spacecraft into space twice within two weeks. It was modeled after early 20th-century aviation prizes, and aimed to spur development of low-cost spaceflight.
The winning spaceplane SpaceShipOne being carried below its launch vehicle White Knight
Representatives of the X Prize Foundation symbolically presented the ten million dollar prize to Burt Rutan and Paul Allen of Mojave Aerospace Ventures on November 6, 2004. The Ansari X Prize trophy is on the left.
SpaceShipOne Flight 16P taxi pre launch
Mike Melvill and Burt Rutan speak to the media after the first flight into space
Xprize Foundation
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XPRIZE foundation is a non-profit organization that designs and hosts public competitions intended to encourage technological development. The XPRIZE mission is to bring about "radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity" through incentivized competition. It aims to motivate individuals, companies, and organizations to develop ideas and technologies.
SpaceShipOne Takeoff
The first, titled the Ansari XPRIZE, was presented on November 6, 2004.
Astronaut Mike Melvill after his award-winning September 29, 2004 spaceflight