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And two credible co-founders behind the giant names: - Peter H. Diamandis (Founder of the X PRIZE) - Eric Anderson (Founder of Space Adventures, Rounding out

by aresant 15y ago

And two credible co-founders behind the giant names: - Peter H. Diamandis (Founder of the X PRIZE) - Eric Anderson (Founder of Space Adventures, Rounding out the entire list of backers: - Larry Page (goog) - Eric Schmidt (goog) - James Cameron (goog) - Charles Simonyi (Billionaire via MSFT, oversaw creation of office) - K. Ram Shriram (Billionaire via goog) - Ross Perot, Jr (Perot's son) via http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_Resources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planetary_Resources

yohui 15y ago
> - James Cameron (goog) I don't think Cameron is involved in Google, is he?
- dustyreagan 15y ago
  No. This is James Cameron the director. Same guy that funded Deepsea Challenger. This guy is doing some pretty cool stuff with his money.
  - flyt 15y ago
    Funded AND piloted the Deepsea Challenger to the deepest point on Earth. Cameron is legit.
  - krschultz 15y ago
    Now I feel much better about paying $17 to see Avatar in 3D.
  - mladenkovacevic 15y ago
    Yes, the very same guy that stole my dream life.
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