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Breakthrough Prize Foundation

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Peter Klupar, Breakthrough Prize Foundation chief engineer, noted that entrepreneurs may confuse reality with their desires.

Mentioned as: Breakthrough Prize FoundationNarrative GeneralFeb 11, 2020The space industry’s B.S. problem

NASA signed a Space Act Agreement with the Breakthrough Prize Foundation on 2018-09-13 to support initial studies of a privately funded mission to the moon Enceladus.

Mentioned as: Breakthrough Prize FoundationOrg RelationshipNov 9, 2018NASA to support initial studies of privately funded Enceladus mission

Breakthrough Prize Foundation would perform most of the study work under the agreement while NASA would use reasonable efforts to provide scientific and technical consulting, including expertise in planetary protection.

Mentioned as: Breakthrough Prize FoundationOrg RelationshipNov 9, 2018NASA to support initial studies of privately funded Enceladus mission

A Breakthrough Prize Foundation spokesperson did not provide follow-up about the agreement after a 2018-11-08 contact from SpaceNews.

Mentioned as: Breakthrough Prize FoundationNarrative GeneralNov 9, 2018NASA to support initial studies of privately funded Enceladus mission

Yuri Milner funds the Breakthrough Prize Foundation and formed a workshop in November 2017 to explore designing a low-cost privately funded mission to Enceladus.

Mentioned as: Breakthrough Prize FoundationNarrative GeneralNov 9, 2018NASA to support initial studies of privately funded Enceladus mission