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Cube Quest Concludes: Wins, Lessons Learned from Centennial Challenge
By Savannah Bullard Artemis I launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 16, 2022, penning a new…
NASA Begins Final Phase of $3 Million Deep Space Food Challenge
NASA is kicking off the final phase of the Deep Space Food Challenge to help feed the astronauts of the…
Four Teams Win Prizes to Advance Energy Technology for Moon Missions
NASA has selected four teams to advance to the final level of the agency’s Watts on the Moon Challenge, which…
Carbon Dioxide Conversion Challenge Could Help Human Explorers Live on Mars
On Earth, plants convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into carbohydrates and oxygen – food for them and oxygen for us to…
Top Teams Advance in NASA’s Break the Ice Lunar Challenge
NASA has named 15 teams moving on to compete in the semifinal level of its Break the Ice Lunar Challenge.
Seven Teams Advance in NASA’s $5M Watts on the Moon Challenge
With the upcoming launch of Artemis I, NASA is setting the stage to land the first woman and the first…
NASA Opens Second Phase of $3.5 Million Lunar Excavation Competition
NASA launched the second phase of its Break the Ice Lunar Challenge to advance technology that is – quite literally…
NASA Opens Second Phase of $5 Million Lunar Power Prize Competition
Under Artemis, NASA plans to return to the Moon using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than…
NASA Offers $1 Million for Innovative Systems to Feed Tomorrow’s Astronauts
As NASA prepares to send astronauts further into the cosmos than ever before, the agency aims to upgrade production of…
NASA Announces Winners of Deep Space Food Challenge
Editor’s Note: This release was updated on Nov. 10 to update the date and time of the NASA TV show on the…
Teams Develop Code to Coordinate Robots, Win $535,000 in Space Robotics Challenge
By Taylor Goodwin NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. Astronauts could take advantage of local resources while living and…
NASA Awards $750,000 in Competition to Convert Carbon Dioxide into Sugar
On Earth, plants and ocean microbes use sunlight to turn carbon dioxide, or CO2, into sugars for energy. Humans don’t…
Public, Media Invited to Watch NASA’s CO2 Conversion Challenge Winners Announcement
NASA will host a virtual awards ceremony at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 24, to announce winners of the CO2…
NASA Awards $500,000 in Break the Ice Lunar Challenge
As NASA prepares to go to the Moon with the Artemis program, in-situ resource utilization is paramount, and there is…
Teams Engineer Complex Human Tissues, Win Top Prizes in NASA Challenge
Two teams of scientists from the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, have won first…