ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Heinlein Prize for Advances in Space Commercialization

Do you know what space is? It's the big, black, starry place up above us. Now, do you know what commercialization means? It's when people buy and sell things for money, like toys or food.

The Heinlein Prize for Advances in Space Commercialization is like a big award for people who are really good at making and selling things to do with space. It's named after a man named Robert A. Heinlein who wrote stories about people going to space a long time ago.

So, if someone has a really good idea for something like a rocket or a space hotel or a way to mine resources from other planets, they can win the prize and get lots of money to help them make their idea happen. It's like when you do a really good job on something and your parents give you a gold star – but way bigger and with a lot more money too!