Abundance Espresso Shot #26: 20 Years After Announcing the XPRIZE
On May 18, 1996, underneath the St. Louis Gateway Arch, Missouri, and on stage with NASA Administrators, Buzz Aldrin, Byron Lichtenberg, and 17 other astronauts, along with members of the Lindbergh family (including XPRIZE Trustee Erik Lindbergh), we announced the $10 Million XPRIZE for the first private team to fly two consecutive flights to the edge of space within two weeks.