Monday, December 01, 2008

Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Ceremony

NASA to hold ceremony to give NG-LLC prize to Armadillo - RLV News - From the NASA media advisory:

During the ceremony, NASA Administrator Mike Griffin will speak about NASA's commitment to commercial space development. Doug Comstock, director of NASA's Innovative Partnerships Program, will present a ceremonial check for $350,000 to the Armadillo Aerospace team leader, John Carmack. Also attending the event are George Nield, associate administrator for Commercial Space Transportation at the Federal Aviation Administration, and Peter Diamandis, chairman of the X PRIZE Foundation, which managed the Lunar Lander Challenge for NASA.