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Originally posted by mute76
What is the X Project?
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More acurately refered to as the "X Prize. (my fault sorry)" It's the race to have the first privately funded manned spacecraft out of earth's atmosphere.
From the site:
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"The X PRIZE is a $10,000,000 prize to jumpstart the space tourism industry through competition between the most talented entrepreneurs and rocket experts in the world. The $10 Million cash prize will be awarded to the first team that:
*Privately finances, builds & launches a spaceship, able to carry three people to 100 kilometers (62.5 miles)
*Returns safely to Earth
*Repeats the launch with the same ship within 2 weeks "</I>
http://www.xprize.org/
Carmack's team is called Armadillo Aerospace.