New Mexico has been selected to host the X-Prize Cup.

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Here’s more info.

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Here’s more from the New York Times. It’s very confusing–they seem to be conflating the Ansari X-Prize with the X-Prize Cup, which will be a separate annual competitive event, much like the Americas Cup of sailing.

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Leonard David has fleshed out the story more, with a better explanation of what the X-Prize Cup (which is what this story is about) is about.