Ansari X Prize

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf spaceflight competition
gptkbp:announced 1996-05-18
gptkbp:award $10 million
gptkbp:criteria launch a reusable manned spacecraft to 100 km twice within two weeks
gptkbp:goal to encourage private spaceflight
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ansari X Prize
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:Orteig_Prize
gptkbp:legacy boosted private space industry
inspired further XPRIZE competitions
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mojave_Air_and_Space_Port
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Anousheh_Ansari
gptkb:Amir_Ansari
gptkbp:numberOfTeams 26
7 countries
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:Peter_Diamandis
gptkbp:relatedTo commercial spaceflight
private spaceflight
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:XPRIZE_Foundation
gptkbp:status completed
gptkbp:winningSpacecraft gptkb:SpaceShipOne
gptkbp:won gptkb:Scaled_Composites
2004-10-04
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mojave_Aerospace_Ventures
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5