Chapter
The Origin of the Ansari X Prize
38:30 - 44:59 (06:28)
An explanation of the origins of the Ansari X Prize which awarded $10 million to the first team to launch and scale a spacecraft with passengers to a suborbital altitude.
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The X Prize was named after the person who funded the initial $10 million prize.
38:30 - 40:36 (02:05)
X Prize
Summary
The X Prize was named after the person who funded the initial $10 million prize. The idea of the prize originated when Peter Diamandis learned about Raymond Orteig, who put up $25,000 for Charles Lindbergh to fly from New York to Paris in 1927.
ChapterThe Origin of the Ansari X Prize
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The podcast discusses the potential future of SpaceX and their plans with Starships to colonize Mars, and how the advances in technology will impact the traditional industrial military complex.
40:36 - 44:59 (04:23)
SpaceX
Summary
The podcast discusses the potential future of SpaceX and their plans with Starships to colonize Mars, and how the advances in technology will impact the traditional industrial military complex. The speaker also reflects on the competition within the space industry and the prize won in 2004.