THE motto of the Starfleet Academy, the nursery of future leaders and humanitarians in the fictional universe of Star Trek, was "Ex astris, scientia". Peter Diamandis, a billionaire who set up the X-Prize Foundation to spur innovators into tackling grand technological challenges, has turned the credo around. He wants to use knowledge to reach for the stars—both literally, by promoting private human spaceflight, a cause particularly dear to Mr Diamandis, and figuratively. Together with fellow techno-utopian Ray Kurzweil, he created what he calls “a Starfleet Academy for the world's biggest challenges”.
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