Sep. 14 - The annual four-day WIRED NextFest festival, held this year in Los Angeles, aims to provide a realistic view of the future through innovative products and technologies. Some 160 interactive exhibits were on display at this year's WIRED NextFest. Among the trends for 2007 are robotics that are becoming more lifelike. The Google ...

NASA has plans of their own that mirror the goals of the GLXP, although without the cost innovations in mind. As a sidenote, NASA has some competitions of their own, allied with various organizations, including the X Prize Foundation.