the X prize

1 Acceleration Engineering Propulsion :Pressure Fed, Liquid Methane, Liquid Oxygen Ship Name :Lucky Seven Team Leader :Micky Badgero Location :Bath, Michigan, USA Launch :Vertical from land Landing :Unpowered Parafoil vertical on land
2 Advent Launch Services Propulsion :Liquid Oxygen/Liquid Methane Rocket Ship Name :Advent Team Leader :James Akkerman Location :Houston, Texas, USA Launch :Water, Vertical Landing :Water, Horizontal, Unpowered Website :www.ghg.net/jimakkerman/
3 ARCA Propulsion :Liquid rocket Ship Name :ORIZONT Team Leader :Dimitru Popescu Location :Valcea, Romania Launch :Vertical from ground Landing :Ballistic reentry and parachute descent onto water Website :www.arcaspace.ro
4 Armadillo Propulsion :Hydrogen Peroxide monopropellant Ship Name :Black Armadillo Team Leader :John Carmack Location :Mesquite, Texas, USA Launch :Vertical from ground Landing :Parachute with crushable nose cone Website :www.armadilloaerospace.com**
5 American Astronautics Corp Propulsion :Pressure Fed Liquid Propellants Ship Name :The Spirit of Liberty Team Leader :Bill Sprague Location :Oceanside, California, USA Launch :Vertical from Land Landing :Unpowered Parachute Vertical on Water Website :www.americanastronautics.com
6 Bristol Spaceplanes Ltd Propulsion :Jet and Rocket Engines Ship Name :Ascender Team Leader :David Ashford Location :Bristol, England, United Kingdom Launch :Conventional Runway Landing :Conventional Runway Website :www.bristolspaceplanes.com
** 7 Canadian Arrow Propulsion :LOX/Alcohol Liquid and Solid Rocket Engines Ship Name :Canadian Arrow Team Leader :Geoffrey Sheerin Location :London, Ontario, Canada Launch :Vertical from ground Landing :Parachute descent into water Website :www.canadianarrow.com**
8 Kittyhawk Technologies Propulsion :ethane & Liquid Oxygen Ship Name :Kitten Team Leader :Douglas Drummond Location :Oroville, Washington, USA Launch :Conventional Runway Landing :Conventional Runway, horizontal	this project appears to have been terminated
9 Suborbital Corporation Propulsion :Solid Rocket Engines Ship Name :Cosmopolis XXI (C-21) Team Leader :Sergey Kostenko Location :Moscow, Russia Launch :Horizontal from runway Landing :Horizontal, unpowered on runway
10 Discraft Corp Propulsion :Blastwave-Pulsejets Ship Name :The Space Tourist Location :Portland, Oregan, USA Launch :Horizontal on conventional runway Landing :Horizontal, powered on conventional runway
* 11 Da Vinci Project Propulsion :Liquid Oxygen/Kerosene System Ship Name :Wild Fire Team Leader :Brian Feeney Location :Toronto, Ontario, Canada Launch :Air launch from hot air balloon Landing :Guided Parachute Website : www.davinciproject.com**
12 Flight Exploration Propulsion :Kerosene and Hydrogen Peroxide Rockets Ship Name :The Green Arrow Team Leader :Dr. Graham Dorrington Location :London, England,United Kingdom Launch :Rocket Powered Vertical Takeoff Landing :Parachute Recovery
13 Funtech Systems Propulsion :Variable Thrust Liquid Rocket Engine Ship Name :Aurora Team Leader :Ray Nielsen & Jim Toole Location :Orlando, Florida, USA Launch :Horizontal from Land Landing :Horizontal on Land Website :www.funtechsystems.com
14 IL Aerospace Technologies Propulsion :Pressure Fed Hybrid Ship Name :Negev 5 Team Leader :Dov Chartarifsky Location :Zichron Ya'akov, Israel Launch :Vertical Ascent to Rocket Ignition Altitude Landing :Unpowered Parachute Vertical on Water or Land Website :Coming Soon
** 15 Interorbital Systems Ship Name :Solaris X Team Leader :Roderick and Randa Milliron Location :Mojave, California, USA Launch : Vertical Landing :Horizontal Website :www.interorbital.com**
16 Kelly Space and Technology Propulsion :LOX / Kerosene Rocket Engines Ship Name :no name given Team Leader :Michael Gallo Location :San Bernadino, California, USA Launch :Air Towed Launch from a 747 Landing :Glide to Conventional Runway Website :www.kellyspace.com
17 Lone Star Space Access Corporation Jet and Rocket Engines Ship Name :Cosmos Mariner Team Leader :Dr. Norman LaFave Location :Houston, Texas, USA Launch :Horizontal on conventional runway Landing :Horizontal, powered on conventional runway Website :www.lonestarspace.com
18 Micro-Space, Inc 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
19 PanAero Inc Propulsion :Jet and Rocket Engines Ship Name :SabreRocket Team Leader :Len Cormier Location :Fairfax, VA, USA Launch :Horizontal on conventional runway Landing :Horizontal, powered on conventional runway Website :www.tour2space.com
20 Pioneer Rocketplane Inc Propulsion :Rocket Power Ship Name :XP Team Leader :Mitchell Burnside Clapp Location :Solvang, California, USA Launch :Horizontal on conventional runway Landing :Horizontal, powered on conventional runway Website :www.rocketplane.com
*** 21 Scaled Composites LLC Propulsion :Twin turbojet (1st stage); Hybrid rocket engine (2^nd stage) Ship Name :White Knight (1st stage); SpaceShipOne (2nd stage) Team Leader:Burt Rutan Location :Mojave, California, USA Launch :Horizontal on runway (1st stage); Air launch (2nd stage) Landing :Unpowered, horizontal on runway Website :www.scaled.com**
* 22 Starchaser Industries Propulsion :Undefined hydrocarbon rocket Ship Name :Thunderbird Team Leader :Steve Bennett Location :Cheshire, England, United Kingdom Launch :Vertical Landing :Parachute Website :www.starchaser.co.uk**
23 TGV Rockets Inc Propulsion :LOX-hydrocarbon engines Ship Name :MICHELLE-B Team Leader : Kent Ewing Location :Bethesda, Maryland, USA Launch :Vertical take-off under primary propulsion Landing :Vertical/Soft with reduced engine power Website :www.tgv-rockets.com
24 Vanguard Spacecraft Propulsion :Solid and Liquid Rocket Engines Ship Name :Eagle Team Leader :Steve McGrath Location :Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA Launch :Vertical from ground Landing :Parachute descent into water