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ProSpace March Storm Space Activism and a Space Prize Bill

Space Politics posts on some space activist efforts, including the

ProSpace March Storm that advocates several positions favorable to

commercial space, including the Aeronautics and Space Prize Act. See

the March Storm Agenda Update and an earlier post on ProSpace in 2008.

Among other points, they state:

We also welcome the introduction of the Aeronautics and Space Prize

Act (H.R. 4917), which proposes and aeronautics and space prize

program to develop aerospace research and development.

I'm a little worried about this part of the Act:

(2) with the advice of NASA and other agencies as appropriate, to

carry out a program for tasteful advertising of commercial products

and services in conjunction with the Nation's aeronautics and space

endeavors in conjunction with NASA, other agencies involved in

aeronautics and space, or independently; and

It seems like this might compete with entrepreneurs, and even prize

competitors and alliance organizations running the prize competitions,