Winners Will Be Chosen At This Month's X Prize Cup
Representatives with the X Prize
Foundation tell ANN the 10 finalists for the inaugural Pete Conrad
Spirit of Innovation Award will have their ideas on display at the
2007 X Prize Cup, to be held October 26-28 in Alamogordo, NM.
Teams of high school students from all over the United States
proposed ideas that could accelerate the personal spaceflight
industry. The first place team will receive a $5,000 grant,
followed by $2,500 for second place and $1,500 for third.
The ten finalists, and their student captains, are:
Team Tangent, Perkasie, PA: Led by Joe
Bussenger, Team Tangent's concept would reduce the shock vibration
of rockets.
Aerospace Concepts, Eustace, TX: Led by Alex
Schlebach, Aerospace Concepts has imagined a personalized spacesuit
that provides flexibility and comfort to anyone.
PenguinED, Friendswood, TX: Led by Ellice Tan,
PenguinED suggests creating a company to work with private and
public schools to provide a high level of space education.
Michael & Talia, Los Angeles, CA: Led by
Michael Hakimi, Michael & Talia have conceptualized sunglasses
that monitor bodily functions to make sure people remain healthy in
space.
GADastro, Northbrook, IL: Led by Samantha
Hopkins, GADastro's concept is a self-healing material that would
rapidly fix any punctures, maintaining safety in space.
Las Cruces CAP Cadets, Las Cruces, NM: Led by
Caleb Rawson, the CAP Cadets have an idea for a belt that would
allow people to play sports in micro-gravity.
SEDS-UCF, Orlando, FL: Led by Michael Green,
SEDS-UCF has conceptualized a permanent space settlement to support
all other space missions, through manufacturing and research.
SUDDS, Lubbock, TX: Led by Elliot Rosen, SUDDS
has imagined a washing machine that can maintain a level of hygiene
in space.
The Royals, Nashville, TN: Led by Chancellor
Dickens, The Royals suggest a method to harvest the heat energy
lost during reentry into the atmosphere.
Three Tekna Theos Girls, Orange Park, FL: Led
by Garima Gupta, the Three Girls have created designs for a device
to accurately chronicle the journey of a space traveler.
Winners will be chosen by popular vote and announced at the
closing ceremonies on Sunday, October 28, at noon.
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