Question

Why were the X Prize award renamed Ansari X Prize ?
A) A multimillion-dollar donation from entrepreneurs Anousheh Ansari and Amir Ansari
B) For their contribution in the field manned spacecraft into space
C) For publishing the research paper in the field of astronomy
D) All of the above

Answer 1

The Ansari X Prize was a space competition in which the X Prize Foundation offered a US$10,000,000 prize for the first non-government organization to launch a reusable manned spacecraft into space twice within two weeks. It was modeled after early 20th-century aviation prizes, and aimed to spur development of low-cost spaceflight.

Ansari X Prize

Awarded for

"build and launch a spacecraft capable of carrying three people to 100 kilometers above the Earth's surface, twice within two weeks" [1]

Country

Worldwide

Presented by

X PRIZE Foundation

Reward(s)

US$10 million[1]

Last awarded

October 4, 2004

Winner

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