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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