Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge Enters Final Leg
The race for the $2 million Northrop Grumman
Lunar Lander Challenge (NGLLC) incentivized prize purse, funded by
NASA and presented by the X PRIZE Foundation, is coming down to the
wire. As the competition end date (Oct. 31) draws near, teams will
descend upon the Mojave Desert in a head-to-head showdown to
compete for portions of the remaining $1.65 million prize
purse.
NASA and Starfighters Make Agreement on KSC Runway Use
NASA and Starfighters, Inc., of Tarpon Springs, Fla., tell ANN
that they are partnering to use the space shuttle runway at Kennedy
Space Center to help support the development of the commercial
space industry. Kennedy and the aerospace company have signed a
cooperative space act agreement enabling Starfighters to become a
tenant at Kennedy where it will launch a new business venture with
a fleet of privately-operated Lockheed F-104 Starfighter
aircraft.
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