October 26-28, Holloman Air Force Base,
The six judges from last year’s challenge, with more than 200 years of space experience between them, will again be overseeing the competition. They will be deciding a winner of the competition and other elements of the $2 million prize. The judges, and some career highlights, are:
Ed Bock, Retiree and Consultant to Lockheed Martin; former VP of Atlas Program and Manager of Lunar Resource Utilization for Space Construction Study
• Responsible for 40 consecutive successful Atlas launches in five years
• Former Manager, NASA Lunar Resource Utilization for Space Construction Study, Shuttle/Centaur Program Office, and the Tomahawk Cruise Missile
Richard C. Dunne, Consultant to Northrop Grumman Corporation
• Former Public Affairs Officer for Grumman Corporation during the production of the Apollo Lunar Module
• Worked with American Airlines during transition into jet era
Bill Gaubatz, Co-founder and President, SpaceAvailable LLC
• Former Head of the DC-X rocketry program; Former Executive VP, X PRIZE Foundation
• Originated and managed development of the Delta Clipper reusable spaceplane system concept
John Herrington, VP of Rocketplane and Former Shuttle Astronaut
• In 2002, flew 14 days on Endeavour, the 16th Shuttle mission to the ISS
• Former Navy Patrol Plane Commander, Mission Commander, and Patrol Plane Instructor Pilot
S. Pete Worden, Center Director for NASA’s Ames Research Center
• Brigadier General in the US Air Force; Former Director of Space Command
• Received NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal for directing the 1994 Clementine lunar probe mission
Jeff Zweber, Chief Engineer, Future responsive Access to Space Technologies (FAST) Program at AFRL
• Former Chief Technologist, Affordable Responsive Spacelift (ARES) Scaled Demonstrator Program
• Former Pillar Coordinator, National Aerospace Initiative, Office of the Director, Defense, Research and Engineering
For a more detailed biography of the judges, please contact the X PRIZE Foundation.
To register for the 2007 Wirefly X PRIZE Cup, please email us with your name, organization, contact info and nationality, if not a U.S. citizen (Air Force requirements).
ABOUT THE WIREFLY X PRIZE CUP AND HOLLOMAN AIR AND SPACE EXPO
The Wirefly X PRIZE Cup is the result of a partnership between the X PRIZE Foundation and the State of New Mexico to build the world's first true rocket festival. For 2007, the Wirefly X PRIZE Cup and Holloman Air Force Base have teamed up to produce an action-packed Air & Space Expo. For more information or sponsorship opportunities, please visit www.xprizecup.com or call (310) 576-3473. ###
