Lunar lander challenge returns

Will Pomerantz looks at the payoff so far from the Northrop-Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge competition: NGLLC: Early Returns - Pomerantz Report/X PRIZE Foundation - Oct.11.07

Posted 10/11/07 | 19:21:42 by TopSpacer | Filed under: Space Prizes

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The DC-X preformed 12 flights. I wonder what other errors are in this analysis.

Posted by Space Sage at 10/11/07 22:24:32

He is referring just to the DC-X, which did fly just 8 times before it was transformed into the DC-XA by NASA:
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/offi...
- Clark

Posted by TopSpacer at 10/11/07 23:04:36

As Clark correct points out, I was indeed referring to the DC-X only, not the DC-X and the DC-XA. If you count the DC-XA as well, that actually only serves to make the point stronger, as that essentially perpetuates the 4 flights per year rate out another year.

That said, I'm certainly not an economist. So if Space Sage or anyone else spots any real errors in my analysis, I'd be happy to see them. But I'm fairly confident in the raw numbers and facts, as most of those come direct from the source.

Posted by William Pomerantz at 10/12/07 09:16:12

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