*The following is archival content from 2003, hosted on the original X PRIZE website, to maintain authenticity.

Propulsion: Pressure Fed Liquid Rocket Engines Ship Name: Crusader X Team Leader: Richard Speck Location: Denver, Colorado, USA Launch: Rocket Powered Vertical Takeoff Landing: Parachute Recovery Website: www.micro-space.com Team Overview

Quote from Richard Speck

"The anomaly of governments dominating transportation technology and controlling access to the final frontier is ending. The Entrepreneurial Space Age has begun. The X Prize is a sunburst which reveals the myriad efforts in workshops around the world and will empower these to accelerate their work. Thank God that the X Prize Foundation has made it possible for humanity to see and believe that the shores of space are not an impossible barrier, and to know that they themselves could be among the many who travel beyond them. Adventure travel, beyond the atmosphere, is less than the tip of an iceberg. Participants, and spectators, will fund the next steps. The Orbital Highlands await, and the Lunar Continent. Prophecies about the exhaustion of Earth's resources will become a distant memory - studied by historians. Near Earth asteroids alone will provide mountains of resources for the benefit of all."

Flight Sequence

Motivated individuals will find a ride in the Crusader X, the X PRIZE entry of Micro-Space, comparable to extreme adventure travel or research diving. The most critical flight step will be donning, sealing and testing the Personal Life Support unit with backup parachute, communications, and GPS gear.

The Crusader X uses a lightweight core frame with seats and windshield resembling a bobsled or undersea sled. Propulsion modules are strapped onto the sides which are retained for the entire flight. Life support equipment is worn by the crew. The core holds the attitude control jets, tiny flight controller, and parachute packages.