Re: $250K prize at "Space Frontier Conference VI"
John McPherson (mcpherso@lumina.ucsd.edu)
Mon, 17 Nov 1997 19:37:38 -0800
Max More forwarded:
> >---------------------
> >FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> >
> >In an attempt to open the space frontier to private human activity,
> >and to destroy the myth that space is owned by any government or
> >any government agency, two international space organizations will
> >announce a $250,000 "Cheap Access to Space" (CATS) Prize on
> >November 7th at "Space Frontier Conference VI" in Los Angeles.
	An inventor friend of mine, Dr. Win Wenger, has designed
	a cheap space launch system, and has released his idea into
	the public domain.  See URL:
	http://www.botree.com/articles/launch.htm
	Could this count as an entry in the contest?
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