Google Lunar X Prize

Gold Rush on the Moon

Peter Diamandis | Posted 09.27.2009 | Technology


Peter Diamandis

From an economic point of view, water on the Moon is the equivalent of finding "gold in the hills of California." There is the potential for a California gold rush to hit the space community in the years ahead.

Launching Commercial Space Flight: Part Two -- Dumitru Popescu Builds His Dream Rocket

Peter Diamandis | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business


Peter Diamandis

I told Burt Rutan, designer of Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne, in the presence of all the other competitors, that he would win the competition. This was hard for a lot of people to accept, but I was right.

Guest Blogger, William Pomerantz: Our Robotic Overlords

Peter Diamandis | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics


Peter Diamandis

With kids like these, the future will always look bright, no matter how dark the present seems. The world needs a generation of champions for change, and that's exactly what today's youth are.

Google's Brin: Microsoft Bid 'Unnerving'

AP | JORDAN ROBERTSON | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google Inc. co-founder Sergey Brin called Microsoft Corp.'s takeover bid for Yahoo Inc. an "unnerving" maneuver that thr...