Special ESA prize to be awarded in European Satellite Navigation Competition - press release on SpaceRef
Gruber: $500, 000 Cosmology Prize Awarded for Work on Hubble Constant - press release on SpaceRef
@isdc - Check out pictures from the conference: http://bit.ly/H7WxV
@glxp - RT @OmegaEnvoy: RT @ny2space Omega Envoy Lunar Lander Eggs Prize Competition sponsored by Space Florida http://bit.ly/e5CNy
The previous link is of photos of Omega Envoy Lunar Lander Eggs Prize Contest at ISDC 2009 sponsored by Space Florida.
Ladies and Gentleman, Start Your Engines! - The Launch Pad on the next chapter of the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge
@i_2_i - NEWS: #i2i registration is now full! Please register now if you are interested and we are creating and working a waiting list to accomodate
Showing posts with label ISDC 2009. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ISDC 2009. Show all posts
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Prize Roundup - May 30, 2009
ISDC 2009 continues ... here are some likely places to start for updates:
@isdc
@jeff_foust
RLV News
Calling all interns... X PRIZE has open positions! - neXt PRIZE
The Spaceward Press Release - Space Elevator Blog
What will I see? - Crazy Eddie blogger at Space Elevator Games (Crazy Eddie is the reason I put the Niven/Pournelle book cover image in a recent post on the Space Elevator Games. If you haven't read the book, an earlier post at the Crazy Eddie blog explains it all).
Anyway, the Space Elevator Games media console I mentioned a few days ago is described, and so are the various camera positions. Now we just need to get some photos of climbers in action from the air other than straight down ...? (How about a blimp as a camera platform?)
The Press/Visit/Follow section notes of the Space Elevator Games site notes:
We can use your help - Volunteer Information
Meet us at: 5/30 - 5/31, Maker Faire #173, San Mateo, CA
(I think the original has a typo in the date, which I changed to what I think is correct here).
USST (one of the Beam Power teams) has a recent message: President's Message - May 2009
Team Registration to Open Soon - Regolith Excavation Challenge blog
Final rules available! - Regolith Excavation Challenge blog
@Regolith_Chal (Regolith Excavation Challenge twitter): http://twitpic.com/67qow - Gearing up for Maker Faire activities this weekend. Two excavators will be on display!
glxp: @Regolith_Chal cool! Hopefully a couple of #GLXP teams will be there as well. Be sure to stop by and say hi.
@bonnova (Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge team): Building Lauryad 2.
@glxp: Just had great discussions with @BobXPF and @PeterDiamandis about a #GLXP education initiative that you guys will LOVE. I am psyched.
@glxp: Just found out another #GLXP team has joined Twitter.... welcome @ARCAspace
@cswiki: Major new addition to CSWiki. Added folder "COMPANIES - Suborbital Vehicles" w/5 company pages now, more to come. http://tinyurl.com/n8h8df
Three of the companies in the new CSWiki folder are/were (depending on what Masten Space Systems decides) Lunar Lander Challenge teams:
Armadillo Aerospace
Masten Space Systems
Unreasonable Rocket
Update: NASA IPP Events - May 30-31, 2009: Maker Faire, San Mateo, CA Started in San Mateo, California in 2006, the do it yourself (DIY) festival Maker Faire has since expanded to Austin and is the premier event for grassroots American innovation. IPP will have an exhibit featuring opportunities for innovators to help address NASA's needs through Centennial Challenges.
Since there will be so many participants involved with space prizes at Maker Faire - in addition to the ones above, I'll repeat this one -
@fitzwillie (Editor of GeekDad.com) Spent my lunch on the phone with LEGO, Google, and the Lunar X-Prize folks. Something cool is brewing. More at @makerfaire in two weeks!
here's the Maker Faire twitter: @makerfaire
Exciting lineup of talks and demos at Maker Faire - Here's an example:
Esther Dyson, daughter of Freeman Dyson and a technology analyst and investor, will talk about her fascination with space. Esther recently completed a five-month training as a cosmonaut in Star City, Russia, just outside of Moscow. She'll talk about her own experience training as well as her interests in the private space industry. Her talk, "What's a nice lady like you doing in (a) space like this?", will be Saturday at 1pm on Stage A.
There's a lot more of interest in the schedule. Here are just a few excerpts, mostly in fields where there are prizes I've covered:
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Stage A
Amateur Rocketry and Amateur Radio in the Black Rock Desert Kevin Weiler What's it like to join two hundred rocket enthusiasts for three days in the middle of North America's largest desert playa as they put the finishing touches on their rockets and then send them off into the upper atmosphere on pillars of fire? And where does amateur radio fit into all this? Join Kevin Weiler, K6XXX, as he gives a close-up look at some of the temporary but rocket-crazy denizens of the Black Rock Desert. To see additional interesting things you can do with ham radio, go see the Foothills Amateur Radio Society booth at the Faire!
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM West Lot
Rocket Launch LUNAR Rocket Club Build and fly a real model rocket with the LUNAR Rocket Club! Visit our booth and see small, medium, and large model rockets. Talk with expert rocketeers about how easy and fun model rocketry is. Find out how model rocketry gives you a wonderful, rich experience in broad areas for everyone from ages 4 to 104. The sky is the limit!
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Stage A
SETI@home Dan Werthimer Are We Alone? Chief SETI@home scientist Dan Werthimer will discuss the possibility of life in the universe, and how you can create the possibility of your computer detecting the first signal from a civilization beyond Earth.
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM Stage A
DIY Drones Chris Anderson , Jordi Munoz Making low-cost autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles, from planes to blimps.
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Screening Room
Mousetrap to Mars - Rube Goldberg Documentary Scott Bailey & Dave Vacanti Go behind the scenes of one of the world's most unique competitions -- The Rube Goldberg Machine Contest -- in which teams of engineers design and build overly complex contraptions that ultimately perform very simple tasks. Follow the teams of quirky characters in this fascinating and often hilarious documentary as they strive for imperfection and an appearance on late night TV.
FIRST LEGO League - Youth Robotics Learn and watch LEGO Mindstorms robots built by local youth. The autonomous robots will solve this year's FIRST LEGO League Game Challenge called, "Climate Connections"
Location: Redwood 412
FIRST Tech Challenge -- Youth Robotics Learn and watch Tetrix robots built by local youths. The robots will solve this year's FIRST Tech Challenge Game, called "FACE OFF!" Demo robots will be available for you to try!
Location: Redwood 413
Google SketchUp Google SketchUp is software that you can use to create 3D models of anything you like. We will be showing how to build models and add them to Google Earth.
Plug-In Hybrid Car Conversions The California Cars Initiative's fifth Maker Faire appearance turns a Prius into a 100+MPG plug-in hybrid by adding batteries and electronic systems. We're partnering with a company selling conversion systems, 3Prong Power, and local volunteer advocates. Plus we're explaining the next big thing: Conversions of large internal combustion gas-guzzlers.
Location: Sequioa 614
Tesla Motors, Tesla Roadster San Carlos, California-based Tesla Motors Inc. makes electric vehicles with exceptional design, performance and efficiency, while conforming to all North American and European safety, environmental and durability standards. The Roadster has a 0-to-60 mph acceleration of 3.9 seconds yet is more energy efficient than a Toyota Prius. Tesla expects to begin producing the all-electric, zero-emission Model S sedan in late 2011.
Underwater Robotics (ROV) Jesuit High School is introducing high school students and individuals to the world of underwater robotics.
Location: West Gate Grass J
AeroPac High Power Rocketry We are the association of experimental rocketry of the Pacific. We have many large rockets on display as well as video and printed material. We have a hands on visible rocket and rocket motor as well as having "dummy" propellant grains. We have various construction components as well as rockets in various stages of development. Demos of rocket design software as well as doing static burns of some high power rocket motors out in the parking lot while working hand-in-hand with the LUNAR group and its model rocket launches.
Location: Fiesta Hall Rocket Room
DNA Spirit This exhibit will demonstrate a variety of ways to use hands-on model building to understand and appreciate the beauty of the DNA double helix structure, which encodes the complete genetic makeup of an individual. All models can be built in a short period of time using LEGO, knitting tools and cardboard.
@isdc
@jeff_foust
RLV News
Calling all interns... X PRIZE has open positions! - neXt PRIZE
The Spaceward Press Release - Space Elevator Blog
What will I see? - Crazy Eddie blogger at Space Elevator Games (Crazy Eddie is the reason I put the Niven/Pournelle book cover image in a recent post on the Space Elevator Games. If you haven't read the book, an earlier post at the Crazy Eddie blog explains it all).
Anyway, the Space Elevator Games media console I mentioned a few days ago is described, and so are the various camera positions. Now we just need to get some photos of climbers in action from the air other than straight down ...? (How about a blimp as a camera platform?)
The Press/Visit/Follow section notes of the Space Elevator Games site notes:
We can use your help - Volunteer Information
Meet us at: 5/30 - 5/31, Maker Faire #173, San Mateo, CA
(I think the original has a typo in the date, which I changed to what I think is correct here).
USST (one of the Beam Power teams) has a recent message: President's Message - May 2009
Team Registration to Open Soon - Regolith Excavation Challenge blog
Final rules available! - Regolith Excavation Challenge blog
@Regolith_Chal (Regolith Excavation Challenge twitter): http://twitpic.com/67qow - Gearing up for Maker Faire activities this weekend. Two excavators will be on display!
glxp: @Regolith_Chal cool! Hopefully a couple of #GLXP teams will be there as well. Be sure to stop by and say hi.
@bonnova (Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge team): Building Lauryad 2.
@glxp: Just had great discussions with @BobXPF and @PeterDiamandis about a #GLXP education initiative that you guys will LOVE. I am psyched.
@glxp: Just found out another #GLXP team has joined Twitter.... welcome @ARCAspace
@cswiki: Major new addition to CSWiki. Added folder "COMPANIES - Suborbital Vehicles" w/5 company pages now, more to come. http://tinyurl.com/n8h8df
Three of the companies in the new CSWiki folder are/were (depending on what Masten Space Systems decides) Lunar Lander Challenge teams:
Armadillo Aerospace
Masten Space Systems
Unreasonable Rocket
Update: NASA IPP Events - May 30-31, 2009: Maker Faire, San Mateo, CA Started in San Mateo, California in 2006, the do it yourself (DIY) festival Maker Faire has since expanded to Austin and is the premier event for grassroots American innovation. IPP will have an exhibit featuring opportunities for innovators to help address NASA's needs through Centennial Challenges.
Since there will be so many participants involved with space prizes at Maker Faire - in addition to the ones above, I'll repeat this one -
@fitzwillie (Editor of GeekDad.com) Spent my lunch on the phone with LEGO, Google, and the Lunar X-Prize folks. Something cool is brewing. More at @makerfaire in two weeks!
here's the Maker Faire twitter: @makerfaire
Exciting lineup of talks and demos at Maker Faire - Here's an example:
Esther Dyson, daughter of Freeman Dyson and a technology analyst and investor, will talk about her fascination with space. Esther recently completed a five-month training as a cosmonaut in Star City, Russia, just outside of Moscow. She'll talk about her own experience training as well as her interests in the private space industry. Her talk, "What's a nice lady like you doing in (a) space like this?", will be Saturday at 1pm on Stage A.
There's a lot more of interest in the schedule. Here are just a few excerpts, mostly in fields where there are prizes I've covered:
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Stage A
Amateur Rocketry and Amateur Radio in the Black Rock Desert Kevin Weiler What's it like to join two hundred rocket enthusiasts for three days in the middle of North America's largest desert playa as they put the finishing touches on their rockets and then send them off into the upper atmosphere on pillars of fire? And where does amateur radio fit into all this? Join Kevin Weiler, K6XXX, as he gives a close-up look at some of the temporary but rocket-crazy denizens of the Black Rock Desert. To see additional interesting things you can do with ham radio, go see the Foothills Amateur Radio Society booth at the Faire!
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM West Lot
Rocket Launch LUNAR Rocket Club Build and fly a real model rocket with the LUNAR Rocket Club! Visit our booth and see small, medium, and large model rockets. Talk with expert rocketeers about how easy and fun model rocketry is. Find out how model rocketry gives you a wonderful, rich experience in broad areas for everyone from ages 4 to 104. The sky is the limit!
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Stage A
SETI@home Dan Werthimer Are We Alone? Chief SETI@home scientist Dan Werthimer will discuss the possibility of life in the universe, and how you can create the possibility of your computer detecting the first signal from a civilization beyond Earth.
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM Stage A
DIY Drones Chris Anderson , Jordi Munoz Making low-cost autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles, from planes to blimps.
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Screening Room
Mousetrap to Mars - Rube Goldberg Documentary Scott Bailey & Dave Vacanti Go behind the scenes of one of the world's most unique competitions -- The Rube Goldberg Machine Contest -- in which teams of engineers design and build overly complex contraptions that ultimately perform very simple tasks. Follow the teams of quirky characters in this fascinating and often hilarious documentary as they strive for imperfection and an appearance on late night TV.
FIRST LEGO League - Youth Robotics Learn and watch LEGO Mindstorms robots built by local youth. The autonomous robots will solve this year's FIRST LEGO League Game Challenge called, "Climate Connections"
Location: Redwood 412
FIRST Tech Challenge -- Youth Robotics Learn and watch Tetrix robots built by local youths. The robots will solve this year's FIRST Tech Challenge Game, called "FACE OFF!" Demo robots will be available for you to try!
Location: Redwood 413
Google SketchUp Google SketchUp is software that you can use to create 3D models of anything you like. We will be showing how to build models and add them to Google Earth.
Plug-In Hybrid Car Conversions The California Cars Initiative's fifth Maker Faire appearance turns a Prius into a 100+MPG plug-in hybrid by adding batteries and electronic systems. We're partnering with a company selling conversion systems, 3Prong Power, and local volunteer advocates. Plus we're explaining the next big thing: Conversions of large internal combustion gas-guzzlers.
Location: Sequioa 614
Tesla Motors, Tesla Roadster San Carlos, California-based Tesla Motors Inc. makes electric vehicles with exceptional design, performance and efficiency, while conforming to all North American and European safety, environmental and durability standards. The Roadster has a 0-to-60 mph acceleration of 3.9 seconds yet is more energy efficient than a Toyota Prius. Tesla expects to begin producing the all-electric, zero-emission Model S sedan in late 2011.
Underwater Robotics (ROV) Jesuit High School is introducing high school students and individuals to the world of underwater robotics.
Location: West Gate Grass J
AeroPac High Power Rocketry We are the association of experimental rocketry of the Pacific. We have many large rockets on display as well as video and printed material. We have a hands on visible rocket and rocket motor as well as having "dummy" propellant grains. We have various construction components as well as rockets in various stages of development. Demos of rocket design software as well as doing static burns of some high power rocket motors out in the parking lot while working hand-in-hand with the LUNAR group and its model rocket launches.
Location: Fiesta Hall Rocket Room
DNA Spirit This exhibit will demonstrate a variety of ways to use hands-on model building to understand and appreciate the beauty of the DNA double helix structure, which encodes the complete genetic makeup of an individual. All models can be built in a short period of time using LEGO, knitting tools and cardboard.
Friday, May 29, 2009
ISDC Excerpt
NASA Plenary - Transterrestrial Musings:
George Whitesides (former NSS Executive Director, now at NASA HQ): ... Talking about Centennial Challenges, showing awards to date (several millions available, less than a million awarded). Want to expand the base of people working on these problems, and open it up to new people with new ideas. Science directorate doing student collaborations with balloons and suborbital flights. Naming contest: Mars Science Lab will be named “Curiosity” by sixth grader. SMD putting on Twitter feed for each mission, and many people have develed affection for rovers. Cubesat, easier access for payloads, easier access for research grants for students. Competition for business ideas, moonbuggy races, etc. Discussing naming of node that resulted in Colbert winning, but naming of the node Tranquility and naming the treadmill COLBERT (for which they came up with an acronym).
George Whitesides (former NSS Executive Director, now at NASA HQ): ... Talking about Centennial Challenges, showing awards to date (several millions available, less than a million awarded). Want to expand the base of people working on these problems, and open it up to new people with new ideas. Science directorate doing student collaborations with balloons and suborbital flights. Naming contest: Mars Science Lab will be named “Curiosity” by sixth grader. SMD putting on Twitter feed for each mission, and many people have develed affection for rovers. Cubesat, easier access for payloads, easier access for research grants for students. Competition for business ideas, moonbuggy races, etc. Discussing naming of node that resulted in Colbert winning, but naming of the node Tranquility and naming the treadmill COLBERT (for which they came up with an acronym).
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Prize Roundup - May 28, 2009
Patience… - Space Elevator Blog - An announcement (positive, joyous, happy, good, etc.) is coming up real-soon-now about the upcoming Space Elevator GamesNotice of Centennial Challenges--2009 Power Beaming Challenge - Justia.com Regulation Tracker - This notice is from Doug Comstock from NASA IPP (and the place and date match the Space Elevator Games "Just the Facts", except that it's a 3-day range here):
The 2009 Power Beaming Challenge is now scheduled and teams that wish to compete may register. A notice on the Tether Challenge will be issued at a later time. ... DATES: The 2009 Power Beaming Challenge will be held on July 14-16, 2009. Location: The 2009 Power Beaming Challenge will be held at the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California.
The Engine - Space Elevator Games blog - click on the "more" at the bottom to see the "Laser Ablation" video.
Next step – Tether System Test - Space Elevator Games blog - The tether system test flight, scheduled for June 15th, (two weeks away!) is the first of two major bridges we have to cross to get to the competition. The test is basically a dry run of the games. It includes everything we plan to do – except the lasers. ... The second step (Tuesday) is the actual test flight. ... During this day, we’ll also start exercising the various cameras, so we are familiar with all of the shots we have planned for the games. The eventual live feed will be available on the screen available through the “LIVE COVERAGE” button at the top of the page. Since we’ll be testing EVERYTHING, there’s a good chance you’ll be able to see some of the activities on that console.
segames - Ted Semon - Mojave, California - Official tweets from the Space Elevator Games
Prize Capital has several news items about an Algae Fuel Prize, including the following:
Prize Capital Announces Due Diligence Phase For $10 Million Algae Fuel Prize
Prize Capital Moves Closer to Creating $10 Million Algae Fuel Prize
GreenFuel Bites the Dust - R-Squared Energy Blog makes it clear what the technical and economic challenges are with algae fuel.
Here's a sample of the 2009 ISDC. You should be able to branch out from here to other posts and news sources: ISDC Briefs: GLXP & NG-LLC panel webcast; blog posts - RLV News
Google Lunar X PRIZE and Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge Talk at ISDC - The Launch Pad
Masten Space aluminum engine testing - RLV News
ROVERS ON THE MOON CONTEST - SYNERGY MOON (Google Lunar X PRIZE Teams page)
Name The Omega Envoy Rover Contest - Omega Envy (Google Lunar X PRIZE Teams page)
Rocketeers from Utah State University in Logan Win NASA's University Student Launch - Initiative for Second Straight Year - SpaceRef - press release from Marshall Space Flight Center
i2i Speaker Spotlight: Alph Bingham, Founder, InnoCentive - I2I (incentive2innovate conference) blog - This post compares X PRIZEs to Innocentive prizes from the perspective of the competitor.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Space Prize Roundup - May 26-27
The 2009 ISDC, including numerous space prize, award, and competition talks and events, is starting.
Reach for the Stars Rocket Contest at ISDC 2009 - Space for All
NASA Means Business 2009 finalists - including links to the teams' work to
Reach for the Stars Rocket Contest at ISDC 2009 - Space for All
NASA Means Business 2009 finalists - including links to the teams' work to
- Design and prepare a Constellation Program Branding Strategy, and
- Illustrate that strategy in a 30-second video public service announcement (PSA) production.
Some of the proposals included competitions and prizes of different sorts (Constellation-themed model rocket contests, video contests, etc). Some of the ideas seem like they might be useful for other parts of NASA, or commercial space organizations, too.
Bentley University Students Win NASA Marketing Competition Grand Prize - Bentley University Newsroom
Lunar Lander Challenges Official Notice Posted- NASA Watch
Unreasonable update - RLV News
Briefs: SS2. NM spaceport report; Masten Space report & videos - RLV News
Update on University Rover Challenge 2009 - Mars Society - Space for All
Singapore student satellite design contest - Space for All
MIT Spring 2008 Space Systems Engineering Class Report - Next Giant Leap (Google Lunar X PRIZE teams page)
Why InterPlanetary Ventures (part of SYNERGY MOON) joined this race to the moon! - SYNERGY MOON (Google Lunar X PRIZE teams page)
Saturday, May 23, 2009
NewSpace 2009 Agenda; ISDC Updates
The Speakers page for NewSpace 2009 isn't filled in yet, but the Agenda gives a hint of what's available, including prizes:
Friday, July 17th: Space Elevator Day
1430-1530 Spaceward and the Elevator Games
Sunday, July 19th: The Business of New Space
0900-1130 Business Plan Competition
Monday, July 20th: Moon, Mars, and Beyond; Where do we go from here?
0930-1030 GLXP Discussion
There are a lot of other topics related to commercial space and Ames-flavored NASA space.
This is in no way meant to distract from the imminent ISDC 2009 conference, which continues to add good speakers and content. Here are some changes I noticed compared to my most recent post on a large amount of ISDC 2009 content related to space prizes, contests, and awards:
- The speaker list for the Google Lunar X Prize / NG Lunar Lander talk has changed. Here's the current list: Will Pomerantz, X Prize Foundation, Moderator; Dave Masten, Masten Space Systems; Ruben Nunez, Omega Envoy; Bob Richards, Odyssey Moon; Scott Zeeb, TrueZer0
- I don't remember if this one is a change, but I'll list it because the speaker has participated heavily in prizes: So You Want to Start a Space Company? Tim Pickens, Orion Propulsion
- This one also features prize competitors: Workforce Refresh Panel: Tracy Anania - NASA KSC, Clay Yonce - NASA KSC, Cassie Kloberdanz - SpaceX, Bob Richards - Odyssey Moon/ISU, Brooke Owens - IAF, Loretta Whitesides - Moderator
- Rusty Schweickart - Apollo 9 Astronaut and Chairman, B612 Foundation - Pioneer Award Presentation
- The speaker for this one is changed and becomes plural, but they still have prize connections: Hands-on Education Roundtable - Josh Neubert, Conrad Foundation, Tony Gannon, Space Florida, Micheal Mealling, Masten Space Systems
- John Mankins - President, Space Power Association - NSS and O'Neill Awards Presentations
- Liquid Bi-Propellant Rocket Development For Lunar Lander X-Prize: Baber, Dr. Eric R. Perrell, Johann S. Schrell
Friday, July 17th: Space Elevator Day
1430-1530 Spaceward and the Elevator Games
Sunday, July 19th: The Business of New Space
0900-1130 Business Plan Competition
Monday, July 20th: Moon, Mars, and Beyond; Where do we go from here?
0930-1030 GLXP Discussion
There are a lot of other topics related to commercial space and Ames-flavored NASA space.
This is in no way meant to distract from the imminent ISDC 2009 conference, which continues to add good speakers and content. Here are some changes I noticed compared to my most recent post on a large amount of ISDC 2009 content related to space prizes, contests, and awards:
- The speaker list for the Google Lunar X Prize / NG Lunar Lander talk has changed. Here's the current list: Will Pomerantz, X Prize Foundation, Moderator; Dave Masten, Masten Space Systems; Ruben Nunez, Omega Envoy; Bob Richards, Odyssey Moon; Scott Zeeb, TrueZer0
- I don't remember if this one is a change, but I'll list it because the speaker has participated heavily in prizes: So You Want to Start a Space Company? Tim Pickens, Orion Propulsion
- This one also features prize competitors: Workforce Refresh Panel: Tracy Anania - NASA KSC, Clay Yonce - NASA KSC, Cassie Kloberdanz - SpaceX, Bob Richards - Odyssey Moon/ISU, Brooke Owens - IAF, Loretta Whitesides - Moderator
- Rusty Schweickart - Apollo 9 Astronaut and Chairman, B612 Foundation - Pioneer Award Presentation
- The speaker for this one is changed and becomes plural, but they still have prize connections: Hands-on Education Roundtable - Josh Neubert, Conrad Foundation, Tony Gannon, Space Florida, Micheal Mealling, Masten Space Systems
- John Mankins - President, Space Power Association - NSS and O'Neill Awards Presentations
- Liquid Bi-Propellant Rocket Development For Lunar Lander X-Prize: Baber, Dr. Eric R. Perrell, Johann S. Schrell
Friday, May 15, 2009
ISDC 2009 Prizes, Contests, and Awards - Update
I'm going to update my earlier post on ISDC 2009 Prizes, Contests, and Awards. A lot more details have been added to the publicly available schedule since then. Here's the update. This only covers "Prizes, Contests, and Awards", or speakers that have contributed a lot to such activities; there's a lot of other interesting-sounding material, too:
The National Space Society's 28th 28th International Space Development Conference features a number of prizes and awards. From the Education page:
Reach for the Stars Rocket Contest
In this annual national contest, each of the competitors will build and launch an Estes solid-fuel powered rocket. The goal is to have the closest landing to a downrange target. Open to ages 10 and up. Prizes for top winners.
Click for more information.
Lunar Lander Eggs Prize Competition
High school teams of up to 5 students are invited to participate in this one-day special event on Saturday, May 30 at ISDC. The LLEP is hosted by Omega Envoy, the only Florida-based team competing for the Google Lunar X PRIZE. Prizes include VIP passes to an upcoming Space Shuttle launch or tickets to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
Details are online at http://omegaenvoy.org/media/
Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Award
This new entrepreneurial competition has student teams develop a concept centered around one of the following: lunar exploration; personal spaceflight; or renewable energy. Team finalists have the opportunity to present their product concepts at ISDC 2009.
Click for more on the Conrad Awards
NASA/NSS Space Settlement Contest
This annual contest, co-sponsored by NASA Ames and the National Space Society (NSS), is for 6-12th graders (11-18 years old) from anywhere in the world. All contest participants are invited to attend ISDC 2009 to present their entries and participate in special activities.
Click for more on the Space Settlement Contest
In addition, the program (PDF) includes the following events for awards, contests, and space prizes, or featuring people involved with prizes. (Note: TEMPO3 isn't a prize or contest, but it won one).
Thursday, May 28
5:00 PM Commercial Space Panel - Ken Davidian, Carissa Christensen, Lon Levin
7:00 PM Richard Garriott Private Space Explorer Pioneer Award Presentation
Friday, May 29
12:00 PM Janet Petro - Deputy Director, NASA Kennedy Space Center - Pioneer Award Presentation
7:00 PM Gala Dinner - Speakers and Guests To Be Announced - Pioneer Award Presentation
Saturday, May 30
12:00 PM Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 Astronaut - Pioneer & Student Awards Presentations
2:00 PM Hands-on Education Roundtable - Matt Everingham, California Space Authority
3:00 PM Student Space Settlement Design Contest - Lynne Zielinski, NSS & Student Teams
The National Space Society's 28th 28th International Space Development Conference features a number of prizes and awards. From the Education page:
Reach for the Stars Rocket Contest
In this annual national contest, each of the competitors will build and launch an Estes solid-fuel powered rocket. The goal is to have the closest landing to a downrange target. Open to ages 10 and up. Prizes for top winners.
Click for more information.
Lunar Lander Eggs Prize Competition
High school teams of up to 5 students are invited to participate in this one-day special event on Saturday, May 30 at ISDC. The LLEP is hosted by Omega Envoy, the only Florida-based team competing for the Google Lunar X PRIZE. Prizes include VIP passes to an upcoming Space Shuttle launch or tickets to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
Details are online at http://omegaenvoy.org/media/
Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Award
This new entrepreneurial competition has student teams develop a concept centered around one of the following: lunar exploration; personal spaceflight; or renewable energy. Team finalists have the opportunity to present their product concepts at ISDC 2009.
Click for more on the Conrad Awards
NASA/NSS Space Settlement Contest
This annual contest, co-sponsored by NASA Ames and the National Space Society (NSS), is for 6-12th graders (11-18 years old) from anywhere in the world. All contest participants are invited to attend ISDC 2009 to present their entries and participate in special activities.
Click for more on the Space Settlement Contest
In addition, the program (PDF) includes the following events for awards, contests, and space prizes, or featuring people involved with prizes. (Note: TEMPO3 isn't a prize or contest, but it won one).
Thursday, May 28
12:00 PM Elon Musk, Co-founder, PayPal and SpaceX - Von Braun Award Presentation
2:30 PM MoonROx Challenge: Lessons Learned - Dr. Peter Schubert & Jonathan Card, Packer Engineering
3:00 PM Google Lunar X Prize / NG Lunar Lander - Will Pomerantz, Michael Mealling, Bob Richards, Jason Dunn5:00 PM Commercial Space Panel - Ken Davidian, Carissa Christensen, Lon Levin
7:00 PM Richard Garriott Private Space Explorer Pioneer Award Presentation
Friday, May 29
12:00 PM Janet Petro - Deputy Director, NASA Kennedy Space Center - Pioneer Award Presentation
4:00 PM Space Media 2.0 - William Pomerantz, X PRIZE Foundation; Robert Pearlman, collectSPACE; Jeff Foust, The Space Review; Michael Mealling, Masten Space Systems; Benjamin & Cariann Higginbotham, Spacevidcast.com
5:00 PM SSP Panel - W. Kent Tobiska, Space Environment Technologies; Ben Shelef, Spaceward Foundation; Jim Plaxco, Artsnova
5:00 PM NASA Competition and Lunar Analog ResearchDan Hawk, College of Menominee Nation Undergraduate Engineering Team7:00 PM Gala Dinner - Speakers and Guests To Be Announced - Pioneer Award Presentation
Saturday, May 30
12:00 PM Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 Astronaut - Pioneer & Student Awards Presentations
2:00 PM Hands-on Education Roundtable - Matt Everingham, California Space Authority
3:00 PM Student Space Settlement Design Contest - Lynne Zielinski, NSS & Student Teams
4:00 PM Tethered Experiment for Mars interPlanetary Operations Cubed (TEMPO3)Chris Carberry, The Mars Society
7:00 PM Speaker To Be Announced - NSS and O'Neill Awards Presentations
MoonROx Internship and ISDC Presentation
I haven't posted (or seen) much about the MoonROx Centennial Challenge. However, the 2009 ISDC features a talk related to that Challenge. From the Program Agenda (PDF):Thursday, May 28, 2:30 (Augusta):
MoonROx Challenge: Lessons Learned
Dr. Peter Schubert & Jonathan Card
Packer Engineering
Here's some related information:
Packer Engineering Company History:
4. Packer Engineering completed a NASA SBIR program on the extraction of oxygen from lunar soil. Lunar soil, also called regolith, is 40% oxygen by weight, but that oxygen is tightly bound in minerals. Oxygen is vitally important for space operations, both for propellant and for life support. To reduce mission constraints, an oxygen factory is needed which produces many times its own weight each year. A new approach to oxygen beneficiation arose during this work, in a collaborative effort between Packer Engineering and CU Aerospace (Urbana, IL) which could produce 40 times its weight in oxygen in one year. This is a potential candidate for the MoonROx Challenge, issued by the California Space Authority, for a $1,000,000 prize to the first team to produce 2.5 kg of oxygen in 4 hours from simulated lunar soil. This work is part of a broader initiative to enable space solar power, a technology with the potential to provide all mankind with pollution-free energy for all time to come.
Packer Engineering Student Internship Description -
... The Summer 2009 position comes at a critical juncture. The student researcher will have three primary responsibilities: (1) prepare detailed design drawings and bill of materials for the patent pending Dust Roaster (image at right) which extracts oxygen from regolith; (2) conduct laboratory experiments to verify free-fall heating of conductive liquids in a rf field (the key technical challenge); and (3) develop a mathematical model of the interface between the Dust Roaster and the Isotope Separator – a different apparatus which extracts metals (Si, Al, Fe, Ti) from the output of the Dust Roaster.
One objective of this work is to prepare to win the MoonROx Challenge, issued by the California Space Authority, a prize for oxygen extraction which carries a $1,000,000 first prize. Another objective is to publish the results of this research in a technical forum in the aerospace field. ...
Friday, May 01, 2009
ISDC 2009 Prizes, Contests, and Awards
The National Space Society's 28th 28th International Space Development Conference features a number of prizes and awards. From the Education page:
Reach for the Stars Rocket Contest
In this annual national contest, each of the competitors will build and launch an Estes solid-fuel powered rocket. The goal is to have the closest landing to a downrange target. Open to ages 10 and up. Prizes for top winners.
Click for more information.
Lunar Lander Eggs Prize Competition
High school teams of up to 5 students are invited to participate in this one-day special event on Saturday, May 30 at ISDC. The LLEP is hosted by Omega Envoy, the only Florida-based team competing for the Google Lunar X PRIZE. Prizes include VIP passes to an upcoming Space Shuttle launch or tickets to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
Details are online at http://omegaenvoy.org/media/
Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Award
This new entrepreneurial competition has student teams develop a concept centered around one of the following: lunar exploration; personal spaceflight; or renewable energy. Team finalists have the opportunity to present their product concepts at ISDC 2009.
Click for more on the Conrad Awards
NASA/NSS Space Settlement Contest
This annual contest, co-sponsored by NASA Ames and the National Space Society (NSS), is for 6-12th graders (11-18 years old) from anywhere in the world. All contest participants are invited to attend ISDC 2009 to present their entries and participate in special activities.
Click for more on the Space Settlement Contest
In addition, the program (PDF) includes the following:
Thursday, May 28
3:00 PM Google Lunar X Prize / NG Lunar Lander
12:00 PM Elon Musk CEO, SpaceX Heinlein Award Presentation
7:00 PM Richard Garriott Private Space Explorer Pioneer Award Presentation
Friday, May 29
12:00 PM Janet Petro - Deputy Director, NASA Kennedy Space Center - Pioneer Award Presentation
7:00 PM Gala Dinner - Speakers and Guests To Be Announced - Pioneer Award Presentation
Saturday, May 30
12:00 PM Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 Astronaut - Pioneer & Student Awards Presentations
7:00 PM Speaker To Be Announced - NSS and O'Neill Awards Presentations
Reach for the Stars Rocket Contest
In this annual national contest, each of the competitors will build and launch an Estes solid-fuel powered rocket. The goal is to have the closest landing to a downrange target. Open to ages 10 and up. Prizes for top winners.
Click for more information.
Lunar Lander Eggs Prize Competition
High school teams of up to 5 students are invited to participate in this one-day special event on Saturday, May 30 at ISDC. The LLEP is hosted by Omega Envoy, the only Florida-based team competing for the Google Lunar X PRIZE. Prizes include VIP passes to an upcoming Space Shuttle launch or tickets to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
Details are online at http://omegaenvoy.org/media/
Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Award
This new entrepreneurial competition has student teams develop a concept centered around one of the following: lunar exploration; personal spaceflight; or renewable energy. Team finalists have the opportunity to present their product concepts at ISDC 2009.
Click for more on the Conrad Awards
NASA/NSS Space Settlement Contest
This annual contest, co-sponsored by NASA Ames and the National Space Society (NSS), is for 6-12th graders (11-18 years old) from anywhere in the world. All contest participants are invited to attend ISDC 2009 to present their entries and participate in special activities.
Click for more on the Space Settlement Contest
In addition, the program (PDF) includes the following:
Thursday, May 28
3:00 PM Google Lunar X Prize / NG Lunar Lander
12:00 PM Elon Musk CEO, SpaceX Heinlein Award Presentation
7:00 PM Richard Garriott Private Space Explorer Pioneer Award Presentation
Friday, May 29
12:00 PM Janet Petro - Deputy Director, NASA Kennedy Space Center - Pioneer Award Presentation
7:00 PM Gala Dinner - Speakers and Guests To Be Announced - Pioneer Award Presentation
Saturday, May 30
12:00 PM Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 Astronaut - Pioneer & Student Awards Presentations
7:00 PM Speaker To Be Announced - NSS and O'Neill Awards Presentations
Prize Roundup - May 1, 2009
Responsive Space 7 was held April 27-30, including RS7 Student Scholarship. From the program:
A Novel Spacecraft Standard for a Modular Nonsatellite Bus in an Operationally Responsive
Space Environment (STUDENT AWARD) — David Voss, Boston University
Implementation Challenges and Strategies for Responsive Space Architectures (STUDENT
AWARD) — Zoe Szajnfarber, MIT
Two Wicomico High School Teams to Compete in Final Round of the Team America Rocketry Challenge - SBYNews
Prizes up and products down - Professional Fundraising
Briefs: N-Prize update; Universal Transport System contests - RLV News
The linked High Powered Rocketry blog gives an overview of the N-Prize and a hypothetical plan for winning the prize. It also notes that they're starting a new blog on the N-Prize, so we can expect to see more in the future on that prize there: N Prize Blog.
N-Prize team Aerosplice asks
Why is the Aerosplice approach better?
First Parts turned out good! - Prometheus (N-Prize team)
2009 Nebula Awards - Science Fiction Awards Watch - This is one of the big SF awards, given by members of the SF author community (specifically the SFWA) so there are a number of other posts about it at SFAW.
Briefs: Horizons mag; X-51 update; Astrobotic update - RLV News
Briefs: WK2 and media; Masten Space vids - RLV News
A Novel Spacecraft Standard for a Modular Nonsatellite Bus in an Operationally Responsive
Space Environment (STUDENT AWARD) — David Voss, Boston University
Implementation Challenges and Strategies for Responsive Space Architectures (STUDENT
AWARD) — Zoe Szajnfarber, MIT
Two Wicomico High School Teams to Compete in Final Round of the Team America Rocketry Challenge - SBYNews
Prizes up and products down - Professional Fundraising
Briefs: N-Prize update; Universal Transport System contests - RLV News
The linked High Powered Rocketry blog gives an overview of the N-Prize and a hypothetical plan for winning the prize. It also notes that they're starting a new blog on the N-Prize, so we can expect to see more in the future on that prize there: N Prize Blog.
N-Prize team Aerosplice asks
Why is the Aerosplice approach better?
First Parts turned out good! - Prometheus (N-Prize team)
2009 Nebula Awards - Science Fiction Awards Watch - This is one of the big SF awards, given by members of the SF author community (specifically the SFWA) so there are a number of other posts about it at SFAW.
Briefs: Horizons mag; X-51 update; Astrobotic update - RLV News
Briefs: WK2 and media; Masten Space vids - RLV News
Friday, February 27, 2009
Prizes at ISDC 2009
The schedule for the National Space Society's 2009 ISDC in Orlando already includes a number of topics on space prizes:
Thursday, May 28: Commercial Space
Featuring: Elon Musk of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX)
Will Pomerantz of the X PRIZE Foundation
...
Saturday, May 30: Science Development & Education
Featuring: Finalists from the NASA Ames Space Settlement Contest
Finalists for the Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Awards
...
Thursday, May 28: Commercial Space
Featuring: Elon Musk of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX)
Will Pomerantz of the X PRIZE Foundation
...
Saturday, May 30: Science Development & Education
Featuring: Finalists from the NASA Ames Space Settlement Contest
Finalists for the Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Awards
...
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