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Lunar Challenge Winner Tests Technology in NASA Thermal Vacuum Chamber
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By Savannah Bullard One year after winning second place in NASA’s Break the Ice Lunar Challenge, members of the small…

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NASA Challenge Winners Cook Up New Industry Developments
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NASA invests in technologies that have the potential to revolutionize space exploration, including the way astronauts live in space. Through…

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NASA Continues Search for Moon-Focused Sustainability Solutions
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NASA is accepting U.S. submissions for the second phase of the agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge, a Moon-focused recycling competition. The challenge…

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NASA Seeks Innovators for Lunar Waste Competition 
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By Savannah Bullard  A new NASA competition, the LunaRecycle Challenge, is open and offering $3 million in prizes for innovations…

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NASA Awards $1.5 Million at Watts on the Moon Challenge Finale
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NASA has awarded a total of $1.5 million to two U.S. teams for their novel technology solutions addressing energy distribution,…

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NASA’s Lunar Challenge Participants to Showcase Innovations During Awards
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Editor’s note: This media advisory was updated Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, with a correct phone number for the media contact…

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NASA Awards $1.25 Million to Three Teams at Deep Space Food Finale
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Editor’s Note: This release was updated on Nov. 5, 2024, to include the Phase 3 international runners-up.  NASA has awarded…

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NASA Invites Media, Public to Attend Deep Space Food Challenge Finale
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NASA invites the media and public to explore the nexus of space and food innovation at the agency’s Deep Space…

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California Teams Win $1.5 Million in NASA’s Break the Ice Lunar Challenge
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By Savannah Bullard Editor’s note: This web article was updated June 17, 2024 to correct the name of Terra Engineering’s…

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NASA Invites Media to Watch Agency’s Break the Ice Lunar Challenge Final Phase
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NASA will announce the winners of the final phase of its Break the Ice Lunar Challenge on Wednesday, June 12…

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Meet the Simunauts: Ohio State Students to Test Space Food Solutions for NASA
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By Savannah Bullard NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge kicks off its final eight-week demonstration this month, and a new crew…

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NASA Taps Alabama A&M University to Host Break the Ice Lunar Challenge
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By Savannah Bullard NASA has selected Alabama A&M University’s Agribition Center in Huntsville, Alabama, to host the final level of…

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Six Finalists Named in NASA’s $3.5 Million Break the Ice Challenge
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By Savannah Bullard The stage is set for the finale of NASA’s Break the Ice Lunar Challenge. Conceived in 2020,…

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Cube Quest Concludes: Wins, Lessons Learned from Centennial Challenge
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By Savannah Bullard Artemis I launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 16, 2022, penning a new…

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NASA Begins Final Phase of $3 Million Deep Space Food Challenge
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By Savannah Bullard Editor’s note: This web article was updated May 31, 2024, to reflect new locations for the challenge’s…

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