Xprize Foundation

XPRIZE
Founded1994; 30 years ago (1994)[1]
FounderPeter Diamandis
FocusPublic competitions
Location
MethodRevolution through competition
Key people
Websitewww.xprize.org Edit this at Wikidata

XPRIZE Foundation is a non-profit organization that designs and hosts public competitions intended to encourage technological development. The XPRIZE mission is to bring about "radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity" through incentivized competition. It aims to motivate individuals, companies, and organizations to develop ideas and technologies.

The Ansari X Prize relating to spacecraft development was awarded in 2004, intended to inspire research and development into technology for space exploration.

  1. ^ "The XPRIZE Heritage | XPRIZE". Archived from the original on July 28, 2010. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  2. ^ "X Prize-Our People, Anousheh Ansari, CEO". Retrieved March 11, 2019.