The ANSARI X Prize is a $10,000,000 prize to jumpstart the space tourism industry through competition among the most talented entrepreneurs and rocket experts in the world. The $10 Million cash prize will be awarded to the first team that: 

• Privately finances, builds & launches a spaceship, able to carry three people to 100 kilometers (62.5 miles)

• Returns safely to Earth

• Repeats the launch with the same ship within 2 weeks.