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SpaceRef Europe - Calendar of Events NASA to Award Prizes for Commercial Spaceflight Successes In a ceremony this Thursday on Capitol Hill, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden will award $1.65 million in prizes to two commercial spaceflight companies, Masten Space Systems and Armadillo Aerospace, for completing successful flights in the NASA-funded Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge managed by the X PRIZE Foundation. Time: Doors open 11:45 am and ceremony begins at noon, Thursday November 5th. Place: Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2325. Open to the public. Speakers include: NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, X PRIZE Foundation CEO Peter Diamandis, and the winning teams. The NASA-funded Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge (NGLLC) is a $2,000,000 incentive prize program designed to build an industry of American companies capable of routinely and safely flying vertical-takeoff-and-landing rocket vehicles useful both for lunar exploration and for other applications. $350,000 was awarded last year to Armadillo Aerospace, and this year $1,650,000 will be awarded to Masten Space Systems and Armadillo Aerospace for successfully completed flights. Speakers: Charles Bolden, NASA Administrator Doug Comstock, Director, NASA Innovative Partnerships Thomas Kalil, Deputy Director for Policy, OSTP Peter Diamandis, Chairman of the X PRIZE Foundation Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Science Committee Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Member of the House CJS Appropriations Subcommittee and the Winning Teams:  Masten Space Systems (Mojave, California) Armadillo Aerospace (Rockwall, Texas) Date: Thursday, November 5, 2009 Location: Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2325, Washington, DC, US

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