Peter Diamandis
Peter Diamandis, Commercial Space Entrepreneur
X-Prize Foundation, Santa Monica, Calif.
As chairman and CEO of the X-Prize Foundation, Diamandis offers prizes of $10 million or more for projects that benefit humanity. He is also CEO of Zero Gravity Corporation, a commercial space company that launches FAA-certified parabolic weightless flights for the general public using a Boeing 727 aircraft. More recently, he co-founded the Rocket Racing League, a hybrid of Indy car racing and rocket-powered flight.
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X-Prize Foundation
Zero Gravity Corporation
Rocket Racing League
International Space University
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