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Elon Musk’s $100M XPRIZE
By Peter H. Diamandis on Feb 10, 2021
Topics: Entrepreneurship XPRIZE climate change environment exponential technology Elon Musk future tech carbon removal
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Direct Air Capture & the Carbon Revolution
By Peter H. Diamandis on Aug 18, 2019
Imagine making fuel, plastics, and concrete out of “thin air." That’s the promise of Direct Air Capture (DAC), a technology that fundamentally disrupts our contemporary oil economy.
Topics: Energy Abundance Exponentials XPRIZE solar energy solar power energy storage fossil fuels energy abundance future of energy direct air capture carbon carbon dioxide fuel future of fuel carbon capture carbon capture and sequestration Global Thermostat Climeworks Carbon Engineering CO2 fuels NRG Cosia Carbon XPRIZE
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Abundance Insider: June 7th 2019
By Peter H. Diamandis on Jun 8, 2019
In this week's Abundance Insider: Fake news AIs, the world’s first 1 GW energy storage project, and an ocean mapping breakthrough.
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Topics: Abundance Insider Energy Finance AI blockchain Deepmind Artificial Intellegence XPRIZE solar energy autonomous vehicles oceans
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Private Lunar Lander – Reflections on SpaceIL Mission
By Peter H. Diamandis on Apr 14, 2019
In September 2007, I was joined on stage by Larry Page, Buzz Aldrin, and the deputy administrator of NASA to announce a $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE. The challenge we set was for a private team to build and launch a vehicle that could fly and land on the Moon, send back photos and videos, rove half a kilometer, and send back more photos and videos. Here is a throwback video to the announcement:
In late February 2019, twelve years later, SpaceIL launched its lunar-bound Beresheet spacecraft on top of a SpaceX Falcon 9. Beresheet brought the XPRIZE logo with it into space, and snapped these two selfies, one during its translunar trajectory, and one on its way to the Moon’s surface: Image: (Right) A Beresheet selfie taken on its six-week journey from the Earth to the Moon. (Left) A Beresheet selfie taken a few kilometers above the Moon, just moments before the vehicle’s unplanned kinetic disassembly. I traveled to Israel this past week to join the SpaceIL team in Beresheet mission control for this historic attempt. This blog is my reflection on the electrifying mission of the first private lunar spacecraft. Why Did We Launch This Prize, and Why Did Google Fund It?We created the Google Lunar XPRIZE to achieve two primary goals:
Mission AccomplishedWhile the SpaceIL mission didn’t achieve a soft landing on the Lunar Surface, there is much to be proud of and to celebrate:
Giving the $1M Moonshoot AwardMOONSHOTS ARE HARD. Taking moonshots is by definition difficult, and the outcome of SpaceIL’s mission goes to show that these world-changing prize competitions are far from easy to win. At the same time, space in particular is extremely hard… for now. Ultimately, Anousheh Ansari (XPRIZE CEO) and I decided to give the team a $1 million 'Moonshot Award,' despite their “kinetic disassembly,” as an encouragement for them to continue the pursuit of their mission, and to launch Beresheet 2.0. See the video announcement of our $1 Million Moonshot Award to SpaceIL! And on the heels of my Tweet that announced the $1 million Moonshot award, the world responded with overwhelming support… If at first you don’t succeed… try, try again.Space exploration and failure are intimately linked: nearly every nation and company to reach for the stars has first failed spectacularly at their direct objective. In the 1950s, between the U.S. and Russia, it took 10 attempts before the first manmade probe (the Russian Luna 2) reached the Moon’s surface. In recent years, SpaceX failed three times before they successfully launched their Falcon 1 rocket on their fourth attempt. Yesterday I personally spoke to Morris Kahn, and was thrilled to hear his announcement on nationwide TV. “... In light of all of the support that I’ve got, from all over the world, and the wonderful messages of support and encouragement and excitement, I’ve decided that we are going to actually establish Beresheet Shtaim [Beresheet 2]. We are going to actually [build] a new spacecraft, we’re going to put it on the moon, and we’re going to complete the mission…” -- Morris Kahn The team’s courageous persistence to the point of success is a powerful testament that will continue to inspire millions of children and innovators in Israel and across the globe. ConclusionWithout a doubt, SpaceIL and Beresheet propelled the private space industry into a new era. I am grateful to the SpaceIL team for their dedication and courage in pursuing the goal of the Lunar XPRIZE and connecting millions of children across the world to science, technology, engineering, and space. I am proud that the XPRIZE Foundation is supporting Beresheet 2.0 with a $1 million award and can’t wait to see Beresheet 2.0 land on the Moon. Join Me(1) A360 Executive Mastermind: This is one of the key conversations I’ll be exploring at my Executive Mastermind group called Abundance 360. The program is highly selective, for 360 abundance- and exponentially minded CEOs (running $10M to $50B companies). If you’d like to be considered, apply here. Share this with your friends, especially if they are interested in any of the areas outlined above. (2) Abundance-Digital Online Community: I’ve also created a Digital/Online community of bold, abundance-minded entrepreneurs called Abundance-Digital. Abundance-Digital is my ‘onramp’ for exponential entrepreneurs – those who want to get involved and play at a higher level. Click here to learn more. |
Topics: Space space exploration XPRIZE Private Space SpaceX spaceflight moonshot Moonshots moon exponential technology SpaceIL
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GOOD LUCK! Private Lunar Lander -- SpaceIL XPRIZE Team
By Peter H. Diamandis on Apr 11, 2019
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Topics: Space space exploration XPRIZE Private Space spaceflight Moonshots moon SpaceIL
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Education at All Ages
By Peter H. Diamandis on Feb 24, 2019
Today, over 77 percent of Americans own a smartphone with access to the world’s information and near-limitless learning resources.
Topics: Education Abundance AR/VR Data AI Artificial Intellegence virtual reality XPRIZE connectivity Web 3.0 Spatial Web adult literacy retooling professional training future of education online education edtech ESL automation Learning Upgrade literacy job market mobile devices mobile learning People ForWords
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Moonshots, Grit & Virgin Galactic’s Spaceflight
By Peter H. Diamandis on Dec 16, 2018
Moonshots are hard.
Topics: Space Entrepreneurship space exploration XPRIZE Private Space persistence Virgin SpaceShipTwo grit spaceflight Virgin Galactic
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Live Webinar with Peter Diamandis & XPRIZE - Disaster Prediction
By Peter H. Diamandis on Jul 16, 2018
Today, we all have unprecedented power to make a positive impact on the planet.
Topics: food agriculture XPRIZE poverty
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My Top 3 Tips for Designing an XPRIZE
By Peter H. Diamandis on Jul 9, 2018
Let me start with a big congratulations to those of you who have already thrown your hats into the ring for the XPRIZE Visioneering 2018 Design Challenge.
Topics: food agriculture XPRIZE poverty
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Design an XPRIZE
By Peter H. Diamandis on Jun 28, 2018
This year, for the first time, I’m asking my community to help me design the next XPRIZE Competitions. Help solve Grand Challenges, and at the same time you might win $100,000.