Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing News
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In an open challenge, NASA is seeking innovative business models that propose new approaches to solving complex Earth science problems…

Fourteen university teams have been selected as finalists for NASA’s 2025 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) Competition. This…

The NASA Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) seeks solutions to complex Earth Science problems using transformative or unconventional computing technologies…

Will you design the zero gravity indicator (ZGI) that accompanies the Artemis II mission around the Moon? If your design…

Cryocoolers are essential systems in many space exploration missions to maintain propellants at cryogenic temperatures. Cryogenic recuperators are a key…

NASA’s Sustainable Business Model Challenge is looking for entrepreneurs, startups, and researchers to leverage the agency’s publicly available Earth system…

Climate change presents one of the most urgent crises of our time, with increasing threats to life, infrastructure, economies, and…

With more than 25 years of operations, the International Space Station continues to symbolize discovery and cooperation for the benefit…

The Space Technology Payload Challenge invites individuals, teams, and organizations to submit applications for systems that advance technology to address…