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January 26th 05, 06:31 AM
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JP Aerospace to compete for America's Space Prize
Space Race News reports that JP Aerospace has declared their intent to
compete for the $50 million America's Space Prize: http://www.xprizenews.org/index.php?p=731 Their plans call for a three-stage approach to get to orbit, with an airship taking people/cargo up to an inflated station at 140,000 feet, with a separate orbital airship leaving from the station, propelled by ion thrusters: http://www.jpaerospace.com/atohandout.pdf http://www.hobbyspace.com/AAdmin/arc...alAirship.html http://www.jpaerospace.com/ JP Aerospace led to a couple of vivid discussions last year: http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...k+to+Search&&d http://groups-beta.google.com/group/... f3dbca01aa46 
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