NASA Awards $1.5 Million at Watts on the Moon Challenge Finale

At the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Team H.E.L.P.S. (High Efficiency Long-Range Power Solution) from The University of California, Santa Barbara pose with their $1 million check and the power transmission and energy storage hardware that won them the grand prize in the four-year competition. The team is comprised of six faculty researchers at UC Santa Barbara, led by team lead Dr. Philip Lubin (far right).

NASA has awarded a total of $1.5 million to two U.S. teams for their novel technology solutions addressing energy distribution, management, and storage as part of the agency’s Watts on the Moon Challenge. The innovations from this challenge aim to support NASA’s Artemis missions, which will establish long-term human presence on the Moon. This two-phase … Continue reading NASA Awards $1.5 Million at Watts on the Moon Challenge Finale