Blake Scholl 🛫(@bscholl):The Orteig Prize put Lindbergh across the Atlantic and ignited the airline age. The Kremer Prize produced human-powered flight. The Ansari XPRIZE opened private spaceflight. Today, we're announcing The Boom Prize: $750k in cash and $50k in Boom stock for the first American amateur-built radio controlled airplane to break the sound barrier. Judges are @rookisaacman, @lrocket, @DJSnM, and Phil Condit. The prize is co-sponsored by Alex Gerko, @ElectricCapital, @caffeinatedcap, @balajis, @Denver_Ventures, and @joshbuckley. Rules and registration on the Boom website. This is going to be exciting!

2026.07.10 17:07

The Orteig Prize put Lindbergh across the Atlantic and ignited the airline age. The Kremer Prize produced human-powered flight. The Ansari XPRIZE opened private spaceflight. Today, we're announcing The Boom Prize: $750k in cash and $50k in Boom stock for the first American amateur-built radio controlled airplane to break the sound barrier. Judges are @rookisaacman, @lrocket, @DJSnM, and Phil Condit. The prize is co-sponsored by Alex Gerko, @ElectricCapital, @caffeinatedcap, @balajis, @Denver_Ventures, and @joshbuckley. Rules and registration on the Boom website. This is going to be exciting!

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