A Different Balloon Project Attempt

No, it's not the Fournier near-space skydive attempt that hit a snag, it's an attempt to remotely guide a balloon across the Atlantic Ocean. The project, invoking what's probably the most famous of all innovation prize competitions, is called The Spirit of Knoxville - or "SNOX" for short.

Amateur radio buffs devote three years to balloon project that reaches new heights -Knoxnews.com

Here's a prize-related snippet:

His dream is to work in the aerospace industry. Bowen plans to trade his balloon flight notoriety for a job. He wants to work for one of the companies that is pioneering the space-tourism industry. Or join a team that is competing for the Google Lunar X Prize.