Saturday, May 26, 2012

Space Prize Roundup: University Rover Challenge, Space Apps, CanSat, High Altitude Astrobiology, More

The University Rover Challenge is scheduled to start on May 31.  You can find a lot more information on the URC Teams page, which links to the sites for all of the teams.  Google Lunar X PRIZE team JURBAN is one of the teams through Johns Hopkins University.

Kevin Sloan interview on the University Rover Challenge - The Space Show

OSTP Sees NASA As Leader In Offering Prizes - NASA Watch

The 6 Space App Challenge winners that want to change the world - DVICE.com

Announcing the Opening of the 2012 Humans in Space Youth Art Competition: Winners' Artwork to be Displayed and Performed Worldwide - SpaceRef - See HumansInSpaceArt on Facebook
for examples of the artwork, presumably from previous years' competitions.

5/12/2012: Laramie Rose Free Flight - SpeedUp - I didn't write up the SpeedUp presentation at Space Access because I missed it when there was a change in the schedule there, so I'm glad to be able to link to this.

AISR CanSat Competition - Nina Markham on YouTube

Masten Space fires new Katana engine - RLV News

Briefs: Jordin Kare interview; KSC master plan - RLV News

Citizens in Space opens High Altitude Astrobiology Challenge - RLV News

XCOR announces Lynx suborbital flight winner - RLV News

2011 Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court competition finals - Space for All