Posted on 02/06/2006 5:07:53 PM PST by KevinDavis
In late 2003 Virginia Heinlein passed away, leaving intact a considerable estate from her work and that of her late husband, the prolific author Robert Heinlein. One of the bequests from the estate was the creation of the Robert Heinlein Prize for commercial space. The purpose of the prize is to reward the person or persons who achieve practical accomplishments in the field of commercial space activities. It is my contention that several substantial events in the last 50 years have passed this test and that several highly deserving individuals from separate eras and events merit this award. It is the author’s hope that the readers of this article will feel inspired to contact the Heinlein Prize with their suggestions for prize recipients. This year’s award is $500,000 and deserves substantial public input.
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Boeing would probably have the most commercial metal up there.
The only book I remember reading from Robert Heinlein was "Stranger in a Strange Land". It was a memorable book.
Burt Rutan and Scaled Composites Group gets my vote...
Same here...
You have missed a lot of great books.
Thanks, Heinlein introduced me to Science Fiction years ago and I couldn't get enough of his works. I read everything he wrote. Nothing today compares to his writing.
Would enjoy being on your ping list.
"Stranger in a Strange Land" was memorable, but not Heinlein's best.
"The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" is his best.
Let the flames begin!
The juvenile "Red Planet," first one I read, back in 1950 (a year after it came out).
Definitely the best.
A Heinlein book more approrpiate to FreeRepublic would be "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress"...
Have you read his first written and last published novel, "For us, the Living"?
I'll second that.
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