Prize Roundup: SOIA Announcements, Sparkfun, Etsy Vote, Zooniverse Award, Nanosats, Rice Business Plan Competition, more

Texas Astronomical Society General Meeting - The University of Texas at Dallas - Comet Calendar:

This month our speaker will be  Neil Milburn, VP of Program Management, Armadillo Aerospace

There's more information at the Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas.

Google Lunar X PRIZE Roundup #37 - Luna C/I

Video of Laser-Powered Quadrocopter Endurance Flight - LaserMotive

Here's information about the 2011 Rice University Business Plan Competition. This year's event includes many prizes including the following space-specific ones:

• $50,000 NASA “Game Changer” Commercial Space Innovation Prize
• $20,000 NASA Earth/Space Life Science Innovation Prize
• $20,000 NASA Earth/Science Engineering Innovation Prize
• $15,000 Heinlein Prize Trust Space Commercialization Prize

@unrocket: Ready to test...drive out dislodged stuff in oxidizer tank (unused 2 yrs) substance unknown there fore. Unsafe no test today 8hr drive!!!
 
@ FLspacereport: Florida non-profit group offering suborbital flight to prize winner. http://bit.ly/dmF8Qo

@MichaelBelfiore: Nanosats: has the time come? http://bit.ly/dsRdIc

@Etsy: 3, 2, 1, BLAST OFF! Voting is now open for your fave semi-finalist from @NASA + @ETSY's Space Craft Contest! http://www.etsy.com/nasa

@TeamPrometheus: Sparkfun just agreed to sponsor Team Prometheus! http://fb.me/M2oIvy0C
  
@NASA_Lunar: Congrats to the Zooniverse (home of @moonzoo) for winning the Physics.org President's Prize People's Choice award! http://bit.ly/aS4dL7

@ConradAwards: SOIA Important Announcements - http://eepurl.com/bAeKD