Home | Calendar - News - Photo Gallery - Space Station Guide - Space Weather Astrobiology Web - Mars Today - Space Elevator - Space Wire

SpaceRef Asia - Calendar of Events NASA to Award Prizes for Commercial Spaceflight Successes In a ceremony this Thursday on Capitol Hill, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will award $1.65 million in prizes to two commercial spaceflight companies, Masten Space Systems and Armadillo Aerospace, for completing successful flights in the NASA-funded Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge managed by the X PRIZE Foundation. Time: Doors open 11:45 am and ceremony begins at noon, Thursday November 5th. Place: Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2325. Open to the public. Speakers include: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, X PRIZE Foundation CEO Peter Diamandis, and the winning teams. The NASA-funded Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge (NGLLC) is a $2,000,000 incentive prize program designed to build an industry of American companies capable of routinely and safely flying vertical-takeoff-and-landing rocket vehicles useful both for lunar exploration and for other applications. $350,000 was awarded last year to Armadillo Aerospace, and this year $1,650,000 will be awarded to Masten Space Systems and Armadillo Aerospace for successfully completed flights. Speakers: Charles Bolden, NASA Administrator Doug Comstock, Director, NASA Innovative Partnerships Thomas Kalil, Deputy Director for Policy, OSTP Peter Diamandis, Chairman of the X PRIZE Foundation Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Science Committee Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Member of the House CJS Appropriations Subcommittee and the Winning Teams:  Masten Space Systems (Mojave, California) Armadillo Aerospace (Rockwall, Texas) Date: Thursday, November 5, 2009 Location: Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2325, Washington, DC, US

Aquariums Bakers Racks Bean Bag Chairs Board Games Carports Chess Sets Coffee Makers, Espresso Machines Doormats Educational Toys Fitness Equipment Online gaming - play poker tonight and win big dollars. Gas Logs Golf Training Aids Hammocks Basketball Hoops