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Las Cruces NM (SPX) Oct 23, 2006 Former U.S. Congressman and science/space/technology expert Robert S. Walker has joined the advisory board of the Rocket Racing League (RRL) and will serve as its liaison for public and government relations. The RRL, which aims to debut its first NASCAR-style races in late Fall 2007, is a first-of-its-kind aerospace sports and entertainment league formed by X PRIZE founder Peter Diamandis, a space travel enthusiast, and Granger Whitelaw, a two-time Indy 500 champion team partner. Named one of the 100 most prominent space leaders by Space News magazine, Walker played a key role in major science, space and technology initiatives while serving Pennsylvania's 16th District for 20 years in the House of Representatives. Former chairman of the Science Committee and the Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry, he has also served on the Aviation and Space Engineering Board of the National Research Council and as a member of the Presidential Commission on the Implementation of the U.S. Space Exploration Policy. Today he is chairman of Wexler and Walker Public Policy Associates, a bipartisan consultancy assisting clients in government affairs, and recently helped impact President Bush's hydrogen-fuel initiative. Currently a board member of the Zero G Corporation and SpaceDev, and chairman of the Space Foundation, Walker is also a lecturer for the Brookings Institution, Georgetown University Government Affairs Institute and Harvard's Kennedy School, and a widely seen interview subject and commentator for CNN, Fox, CNBC, PBS and major national newspapers. "Few members of Congress, past or present, have as deep and broad a knowledge of science and space as Bob Walker," said Whitelaw. "His presence on our Advisory Board will help to ensure a smooth launch for the Rocket Racing League, especially in our relationships with federal and state government." Walker expressed, "I am delighted to be a part of the Rocket Racing enterprise and believe that it represents not only the next wave of exciting sports activity, but technology development for space." Related Links Rocket Racing League Rocket Science News at Space-Travel.Com
Third Team Straps-In for Rocket Racing League
Las Cruces NM (SPX) Oct 25, 2006The Rocket Racing League (RRL) has announced the third team, and the first New Mexico team, to compete in its inaugural racing season that kicks off next year. Founded by Marc Robert Cumbow, an Albuquerque land developer, and his father, Edward W. Cumbow, a retired Air Force pilot, "Santa Fe Racing," will be joining the Leading Edge and Bridenstine Rocket Racing teams already committed to the league, it was announced on Saturday at the X-Prize Cup in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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