Henry Vanderbilt announced on the arocket mail list that the Space Access '08 conference will be March 27-29, 2008 in Phoenix. The details are at the Space Access Society web site. So, for those who haven't heard of it, what is the Space Access conference all about?

The X-Prize Cup 2007 was held at Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo, New Mexico. The only one of nine competing teams to qualify to fly was Armadillo Aerospace. The Level 1 Prize, $350,000 for two 90-second hover flights, was left unclaimed after four attempts, one which came within seconds of victory. The Level 2 Prize, $1,000,000 for two 180-second hover flights, has still not been attempted. Here's a summary of news about it.