Ansari X Prize
E415473
The Ansari X Prize was a $10 million competition that spurred private spaceflight by rewarding the first non-government organization to launch a reusable crewed spacecraft into space twice within two weeks.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ansari X Prize canonical | 8 |
| Ansari X Prize competition | 2 |
| Ansari X Prize (as SpaceShipOne pilot team member) | 1 |
| Ansari X Prize flights | 1 |
| Ansari X Prize program | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
XPRIZE Foundation award
ⓘ
innovation prize ⓘ spaceflight competition ⓘ |
| administeredBy | XPRIZE Foundation ⓘ |
| altitudeRequirement | at least 100 km above Earth ⓘ |
| announced | 1996 ⓘ |
| awardedOn | 2004-10-04 ⓘ |
| chairmanAtInception | Peter Diamandis ⓘ |
| competitionType |
inducement prize contest
ⓘ
technology prize ⓘ |
| countryOfWinningTeam | United States of America ⓘ |
| currency |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
USD
|
| endDate | 2004-10-04 ⓘ |
| field |
aerospace engineering
ⓘ
private spaceflight ⓘ |
| firstWinningFlightDate | 2004-09-29 ⓘ |
| founderOfPrizeConcept | Peter Diamandis ⓘ |
| goal |
to encourage development of reusable crewed suborbital spacecraft
ⓘ
to spur private spaceflight ⓘ |
| hasMonetaryValue | 10000000 USD ⓘ |
| inception | 1996 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Virgin Galactic
ⓘ
surface form:
Virgin Galactic program
suborbital space tourism industry ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Orteig Prize ⓘ |
| locationOfOrganization | United States of America ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | global ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Anousheh Ansari
ⓘ
Ansari family ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
demonstration of privately funded human spaceflight
ⓘ
increased interest in commercial spaceflight ⓘ |
| organizedBy | XPRIZE Foundation ⓘ |
| predecessor | Orteig Prize ⓘ |
| requires |
crewed spacecraft
ⓘ
non-government organization competitor ⓘ reusable spacecraft ⓘ two flights within two weeks ⓘ |
| rewardCondition | first non-government organization to launch a reusable crewed spacecraft into space twice within two weeks ⓘ |
| secondWinningFlightDate | 2004-10-04 ⓘ |
| spaceBoundaryCriterion | 100 kilometers altitude ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy |
Amir Ansari
ⓘ
Anousheh Ansari ⓘ |
| startDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| status | concluded ⓘ |
| successor | subsequent XPRIZE competitions for space and technology ⓘ |
| winningLaunchSite | Mojave Air and Space Port ⓘ |
| winningSpacecraft | SpaceShipOne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTeamName | Tier One ⓘ |
| wonBy | Scaled Composites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
White Knight
this entity surface form:
Ansari X Prize flights
this entity surface form:
Ansari X Prize program
this entity surface form:
Ansari X Prize (as SpaceShipOne pilot team member)
this entity surface form:
Ansari X Prize competition
this entity surface form:
Ansari X Prize competition