1995
Peter Diamandis proposed a spaceflight prize at a space conference in 1995, which became the X Prize.
“a gentleman named Peter Diamandis puts forward an idea at a space conference”
Topic
X Prize
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2003
The X Prize insurance arrangement required a winner by December 17, 2003, or the $5 million would not be paid.
“that certain date was not very far in the future. It was actually just December 17th, 2003”
2004
SpaceShipOne made two flights in about two weeks at the end of September and start of October 2004, winning the X Prize.
“over two weeks at the end of September, beginning of October 2004, they do it”
Undated
The Ansari family, Iranian immigrants who built a telecom business, became the title sponsors of the Ansari X Prize.
“it's a family of Iranian immigrants who founded a telecom empire in the early 90s”
Undated
The X Prize team paid a $50,000-a-month insurance premium to back $5 million of the prize through a hole-in-one policy from First USA.
“that price was $50,000 a month insurance premium that Peter and the X Prize team had to be sort of paying”
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