Space Dennis Polhill Independence Institute science fiction arthur c clarke isaac asimov contest prize charles lindbergh spirit of st. At no cost to taxpayers space technology is making its greatest strides since completion of the Apollo Mission. And the result may turn Colorado into the world's space shuttle capital. NASA has had many great successes. But the space shuttle has failed to reduce the cost of access to space via reusable launch technology.
Budget constraints are likely to yield fewer future launches.
Those old enough, recall in the 1960s that the task took only 10 years when there was no experience and no technology to achieve it. NASA has evolved into a bureaucracy. The prize will be awarded to the private group that launches a reusable launch vehicle into space two times within fourteen days. Sixteen teams registered to compete. Pioneer Rocket Plane of Lakewood, Colorado is one of the contestants.