Area served Worldwide | Founded 9 July 2014 | |
Industry private spaceflight and philanthropic grants Services human spaceflight and weightless/parabolic flight awards
humanitarian and environmental technology grants Website krugercowne.com/risingstar Headquarters San Diego, California, United States Type of business Public-benefit corporation Key people Leland D. Melvin, Ronald J. Garan Jr., Frank White | ||
Rising Star Programme grew out of Spaceship Earth Grants (SEG) which was a public benefit corporation whose mission was to make space more accessible through human spaceflight and parabolic flight awards to individual applicants. SEG also planned to award humanitarian and environmental technology grants to individuals and organizations judged likely to make a positive impact on planet Earth. On June 12, 2015, SpaceShip Earth Grants announced that Kruger Cowne had assumed management of the contest.
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Spaceflight awards
Individuals paid an application fee and submitted an application to be considered for a sub-orbital spaceflight or weightless/parabolic flight. Winners have their choice of currently available spacecraft providers at the time of award announcement.
On November 21, 2015, at the One Young World conference, the winner of the Rising Star competition was announced -- Hussain Manawer of London, England.
Grants
Grants we to be awarded to fund, support, and move forward organizations and projects that make a positive impact on planet Earth, including: projects or organizations making a significant improvement in the health of the environment, technologies that improve the quality of life for humanity, S.T.E.A.M. educational programs, and humanitarian efforts that are making a difference in the lives of people in the world.
Spaceship Earth Grants reportedly planned to make initial grants to partner organizations: Fragile Oasis, The Overview Institute, The Planetary Society, and Project Nominate.