Prize Roundup: Pongsats, Masten Updates, ISEC Honorable Mention, NW Startup, More

Here are some updates from the last week or so:

Pongsat contest for Sacramento students - Space for All

LaserMotive To Present at NW Startup DEMO - LaserMotive

ISEC awards its second “Honorable Mention” for the 2010 Artsutanov Prize - The Space Elevator Blog

Some thoughts on an orbital launcher - Unreasonable Rocket

We Snuck in Business Week! - Team Phoenicia

Popular Science’s Best of What’s New for 2010: Xombie - Masten Space Systems

Masten Space Systems and Space Florida Sign Letter of Intent - Masten Space Systems

There's a discussion on the letter of intent with a few more details at the NASASpaceflight.com Masten Space Systems Update page.  There's also a promise of more Masten updates:

We'll have a couple updates on the vehicle currently undergoing integration testing and some staffing updates (we're growing!) soon...

Competitions Galore: And the Winner Is... - The Huffington Post

@TeamPrometheus: Motor casings got sent to wrong address! Delay until we can get some more sent from U.S. Rockets. Not Jerry's... http://fb.me/OkSMeEPT