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The Launch Pad

http://thelaunchpad.xprize.org/
Last activity: 11.12.2009
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Oct 21, 2008NASA turns to the private sector as China flexes new space muscles[Editor’s Note: In light of last month’s Chinese spacewalk, the role of NASA versus that of privately funded space projects has been called into question. William Pomerantz, senior director for space at the X PRIZE Foundation sheds some lig...
Aug 1, 2008Going For The Lunar X Prize? Want To Take Photos? NOAA May Require You To Get A LicenseThe Google-sponsored Lunar X Prize has received plenty of attention. Similar to the original X Prize for a privately built manned spaceship, the focus of the Lunar X Prize is to get a privately built spaceship to the moon with a robot (so, ...
Google Xprize Panel Recognises Team Indus’ Lunar Mission ReadinessIndia’s first aerospace startup Team Indus has successfully showcased its various prep-milestones to the Google Xprize Judges’ Panel during their five-day visit to the Team Indus Facility, Bengaluru. Team Indus is one of the five Google Xpr...

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FAQ about The Launch Pad

What has the press written about The Launch Pad?

Parsers VC has collected 4 articles mentioning The Launch Pad, among them “NASA turns to the private sector as China flexes new space muscles” (Oct 21, 2008) and “Going For The Lunar X Prize? Want To Take Photos? NOAA May Require You To Get A License” (Aug 1, 2008).

Is The Launch Pad still active?

The Launch Pad is probably closed: its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Dec 11, 2009.