As the Nanosatellite Launch Challenge Seminar this weekend approaches, the news continues:
Team Phoenicia/Techshop Nanosat Launcher Challenge Seminar: Gathering Questions - Team Phoenicia:
The FAA-AST has asked Team Phoenicia to gather questions that the community would like answered for their part of the challenge.
Nanosat Launcher Challenge Seminar: Agenda Change (11/1/10) - Team Phoenicia
Getting closer - Vog Rockets
@TeamPrometheus - Getting ready to go to the conference for the NASA Centennial Challenge Nanosat contest! Go! Team Prometheus!
Several past Centennial Challenge winners are keeping themselves in the spotlight. LaserMotive is getting a lot of press and staying active:
@LaserMotive: Regardless of how our pitch is received, I overcame my mental glitches and delivered a good presentation today.
Copter sets a laser-powered record - Cosmic Log
Laser-Powered Helicopter Breaks Records, Is Pretty Cute - Discover
Nov 2nd Update: Joining “The Vault” - Altius Space Machines
NASA’s Quest to Send a Robot to the Moon - The New York Times features Armadillo Aerospace in part of this article.
@paulsrobotics: Moonraker will be dropping the first puck this Friday @ Worcester Sharks! Buy tix through me to support FRC190. Check out the #omgrobots
Of course there's plenty of prize news from other sources, too:
@GoZeroG: 2010 Weightless Photo Competition http://conta.cc/aBapiz via #constantcontact
@sedsusa: The SEDS-USA Video Contest is finished. Thanks to everyone who submitted! Comment on your favorites - http://bit.ly/c6nNxe
CPM TV Pre-Launch Test Phase Begins - Synergy Moon on Google Lunar X PRIZE Teams page
@arielwaldman: Science Hack Day SF is looking for prizes and/or sponsors! Anyone able to help? http://sf.sciencehackday.com/