Prize Roundup: GLXP Roundup Restart, Nanosat Challenge, Water Rockets, More

The $3M Nano-Satellite Launch Challenge run by Space Florida has been issuing frequent updates recently.  Here are some of them:

Weekly Update 7.6.2012 - on a logo contest that is now over (see the winner on their main page)
Blog Comment by Jacob Chancery - looking for a team to help
Weekly Update 6.11.2012 - update on rules, team forum, and judges - The forum doesn't have a lot of activity (yet?), but it has started with posts from Microlaunchers and Team Prometheus, among others.

Discover the Future of Space Exploration with X PRIZE Founder Peter Diamandis - Omaze:

• You + 1 visit Singularity Headquarters to discuss the future of SPACE EXPLORATION!
• Airfare and hotel included
• Donation helps 250 vets serve in disaster relief

Conrad Foundation News - July Newsletter, 2012 - Spirit of Innovation Challenge

24 hour Water Bottle rocket challenge - NASASpaceFlight.com topic, including a video, on an attempt to break the record for most water rockets launched globally in 24 hours

GOOGLE LUNAR X PRIZE ROUNDUP #1!
GOOGLE LUNAR X PRIZE ROUNDUP #2
GOOGLE LUNAR X PRIZE ROUNDUP #3 - Nick Azer at MyMoonSpace brings back the GLXP roundup series, starting the counting at 1, presumably because it's at MyMoonSpace and not Lunar C/I

Not Science Fiction, Science Reality, in the Palm of Your Hand - Qualcomm Tricorder X PRIZE blog

Nokia Sensing X CHALLENGE - Qualcomm Tricorder X PRIZE blog

Changing the Conversation about the Economic Development of the Moon - Dennis Wingo features the COTS approach and prizes in this discussion.

Annual Space Elevator Conference Set for August 25-27 - Space Elevator Reference - This is at the Museum of Flight, and includes competitions like RoboQuest for kids and the Strong Tether NASA Centennial Challenge

International rocket challenge nets silver for U.S. teens - USA Today

@unrocket: Making larger canards for guided rocket test. pic.twitter.com/ZA780nv6

Space Prize Roundup: Night Rover Plans, Sample Return Updates, SFF Biz Plans, Visualizing Science, Data Fusion, SPHERES, more

The Night Rover Challenge is presenting a slide presentation on its main page: Night Rover Challenge - January 2012.  In addition to the main challenge itself, they are planning a number of related events, including an innovation summit, student competitions, educational events, technology expositions and workshops, and more.  Anousheh Ansari is featured as one of the board members, along with a number of other prominent innovators.

Scientific visions that take the prize - Cosmic Log

Space Frontier Foundation and NASA Announce $110,000 in NewSpace Business Plan Competition Prizes - Space Frontier Foundation

List of Competitors
Sponsorship Opportunity from Clearpath Robotics
Proposal Review Complete - all 3 from Sample Return Robot Challenge

Candidate Gingrich Promises Space Coast Voters the Moon - Space News
Gingrich offers new goals but same philosophy in space speech - Space Politics - Prizes are featured prominently in Gingrich's proposal to overhaul NASA and encourage a thriving LEO economy, fast propulsion to Mars, and a lunar base.  Gingrich would also take a close look at alternatives to some of NASA's larger programs, such as the SLS, MPCV, and JWST.

2012 IEEE GRSS Data Fusion Contest - IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society: 

This year, participants will download three different sets of images (optical, SAR, and LIDAR) over the downtown of San Francisco and each participant will get to choose their own research topic to work with.  Participants will receive a collection of images provided by DigitalGlobe, AstriumServices, and USGS that includes very-high spatial resolution QuickBird, WorldView-2, TerraSAR-X, and LIDAR data.

ERDAS IMAGINE-DigitalGlobe 2012 Geospatial Challenge - DigitalGlobe - This contest uses DigitalGlobe WorldView-2 satellite imagery and ERDAS IMAGINE image processing software.  Winners are to be announced on February 15.

Robots go head to head, 250 miles above Earth - Third annual Zero Robotics competition pits robots against each other on the International Space Station. - MIT News

The Race to Build a Real Star Trek Tricorder - Popular Mechanics

The 19th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race will be held April 13-14.  Registration ends on February 10.

World’s largest rocket contest helps aspiring STEM leaders take off - Aerospace Industries Association

Prize Roundup: Tricorder X PRIZE, Centennial Challenge Mystery, DigitalGlobe Image Contest, Ebb and Flow, More

Here's an interesting tweet that ends with some mystery:  @NASAPrize: 2012 bring it on, Sample Return is set for June Night Rover rules out for public comment soon NSL rules in work and prepping new challenges

YouTube SpaceLab contest selects finalists - Space for All

Plans set for 'Tricorder' contest - Cosmic Log
Qualcomm Tricorder X PRIZE

The Top Image of 2011 – Announced - The DigitalGlobe blog
Satellite shot of rolling river takes the prize - Cosmic Log - DigitalGlobe's Top Image Contest of 2011 gallery includes a satellite photo of Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida with Space Shuttle Atlantis near the VAB:

Gingrich talks up prizes in Florida - Space Politics

Montana Students Pick Winning Names for Moon Craft - NASA on the new names for the GRAIL satellites

The Crafoord Prize in Mathematics 2012 and The Crafoord Prize in Astronomy 2012 - The Crafoord Prize (link via @jeff_foust)

EXPLORAVISION 2012 - Teaching with Contests
Google launches 2012 Global Science Fair… - Teaching with Contests