NASA Set to Kick Off 2012 OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Video Contest - NASA
Nick Azer's Google Lunar X PRIZE Roundup posts, which were on the Lunar C/I blog and then on MyMoonSpace, are now appearing on the X PRIZE Foundation's Staff Blog. Here's the most recent one:
Lunar Roundup: A Watch-Worthy Week
Weekly Update 9.26.2012 - Space Florida on the latest for the Nanosatellite Launch Challenge (the update is towards the bottom of the page)
The UAV Outback Challenge is happening October 1-3.
Six Kids Win Top Honors in the Reach for the Stars National Rocket Competition - Space for All
Conrad Foundation News - September 2012 - Conrad Foundation - This includes news of a new competition for the Skybox Imaging Out-of-the-Box Scholarship:
The Conrad Foundation and Skybox Imaging are
joining forces to add an additional opportunity for students to win a
$5,000 scholarship for answering the question, “If you had access to
daily high-resolution satellite imagery and high-definition video of
thousands of locations on the planet from space, how would you use that
data to change the world?”
Showing posts with label student prizes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label student prizes. Show all posts
Monday, October 01, 2012
Saturday, September 08, 2012
Prize Roundup: Google Lunar X PRIZE Roundups, Challenge.gov Milestone, NRL CanSat Support, Back of the Napkin, Prometheus ChipIn, Much More
Here are some more Google Lunar X PRIZE Roundups from Nick Azer:
GOOGLE LUNAR X PRIZE ROUNDUP #6
GOOGLE LUNAR X PRIZE ROUNDUP #7
GOOGLE LUNAR X PRIZE ROUNDUP #8 - MyMoon
The Google Lunar X PRIZE has brought back an online forum: Google Lunar X PRIZE forums
Here is a sample conversation there: Alright Gentle(wo)men, place your bets!
The Ardusat Kickstarter succeeded, and now Team Prometheus set up a ChipIn site for their Ardusat Test Launch.
NRL Supports 8th Annual CanSat Competition - Naval Research Laboratory
2012 Zero Robotics Tourney Kicks Off Saturday! - NASA Television video on YouTube
Challenge.gov: Two Years and 200 Prizes Later - The White House Blog
Space Florida and NanoRacks host ISS research competition - NewSpace Watch - Here is the competition site: International Space Station Research Competition
Weekly Update 8.30.2012 - Space Florida again mentions NASA's RFI on the Nano-Satellite Launch Challenge, and suggests that NASA might move ahead with the challenge rules in October.
Weekly Update 9.07.2012 - Space Florida mentions the possibility of TV coverage for the Nano-Satellite Launch Challenge
Teenagers Worldwide Invited to Innovate Commercially-viable Products, Services - Spirit of Innovation Challenge:
The top five teams from each category will travel to the Conrad Foundation’s annual Innovation Summit, hosted at NASA-Johnson Space Center, April 10 – 13, 2013, where they present their innovations and vie for $10,000 next-step grants and commercialization opportunities.
The Back of the Napkin Challenge - Top Gun Maine
NASA sponsors student contest for naming an asteroid - Space for All - The asteroid is the target for the OSIRIS-REx mission.
Centennial Challenges: After the Challenge - NASA Centennial Challenges gives some examples of what happened to competitors after the competition. The link is from Peter Homer, one of the Astronaut Glove Challenge winners.
Homer Hickam to attend October Sky Festival and Reach for the Stars rocketry competition - Space for All
UAV Demonstrates Utility Of Laser Power - Aviation Week & Space Technology
Galactic Unite awards first scholarships - Space for All
NASA360: Robots, Rocks, and Rovers Premiere! - Sample Return Robot Challenge - In addition to the NASA 360 shout-out, there is a hint of more news coming soon.
GOOGLE LUNAR X PRIZE ROUNDUP #6
GOOGLE LUNAR X PRIZE ROUNDUP #7
GOOGLE LUNAR X PRIZE ROUNDUP #8 - MyMoon
The Google Lunar X PRIZE has brought back an online forum: Google Lunar X PRIZE forums
Here is a sample conversation there: Alright Gentle(wo)men, place your bets!
The Ardusat Kickstarter succeeded, and now Team Prometheus set up a ChipIn site for their Ardusat Test Launch.
NRL Supports 8th Annual CanSat Competition - Naval Research Laboratory
2012 Zero Robotics Tourney Kicks Off Saturday! - NASA Television video on YouTube
Challenge.gov: Two Years and 200 Prizes Later - The White House Blog
Space Florida and NanoRacks host ISS research competition - NewSpace Watch - Here is the competition site: International Space Station Research Competition
Weekly Update 8.30.2012 - Space Florida again mentions NASA's RFI on the Nano-Satellite Launch Challenge, and suggests that NASA might move ahead with the challenge rules in October.
Weekly Update 9.07.2012 - Space Florida mentions the possibility of TV coverage for the Nano-Satellite Launch Challenge
Teenagers Worldwide Invited to Innovate Commercially-viable Products, Services - Spirit of Innovation Challenge:
The top five teams from each category will travel to the Conrad Foundation’s annual Innovation Summit, hosted at NASA-Johnson Space Center, April 10 – 13, 2013, where they present their innovations and vie for $10,000 next-step grants and commercialization opportunities.
The Back of the Napkin Challenge - Top Gun Maine
NASA sponsors student contest for naming an asteroid - Space for All - The asteroid is the target for the OSIRIS-REx mission.
Centennial Challenges: After the Challenge - NASA Centennial Challenges gives some examples of what happened to competitors after the competition. The link is from Peter Homer, one of the Astronaut Glove Challenge winners.
Homer Hickam to attend October Sky Festival and Reach for the Stars rocketry competition - Space for All
UAV Demonstrates Utility Of Laser Power - Aviation Week & Space Technology
Galactic Unite awards first scholarships - Space for All
NASA360: Robots, Rocks, and Rovers Premiere! - Sample Return Robot Challenge - In addition to the NASA 360 shout-out, there is a hint of more news coming soon.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Prize Roundup: Strong Tether Status, Sikorsky Challenge, NSF Video Contest, Lunabotics 2013, More
The most recent update at the Nanosatellite Launch Challenge site at Space Florida discusses the NASA Request for Information I mentioned in my last post on some potential big changes to the challenge: Weekly Update 8.14.2012
Video Contest: Graduate Research Fellows Creating the Future - National Science Foundation
NASA'S 2013 Lunabotics Competition Open For Registration - SpaceRef
Space elevator ideas rising again - Cosmic Log includes the status of the Strong Tether Challenge in this overview. Although the NASA Centennial Challenge expired, ISEC is still interested in the competition. From the Space Elevator Blog post from a couple weeks ago Space Elevator Conference registration deadline approaching… :
ISEC is funding the prize purse for this year’s Tether Strength Competition and the rules have been updated to lower the bar a bit and increase the chances that someone will win the competition this year. Competition rules are now available on the conference web site. One or two teams are interested in competing this year and we’re working to get them registered for the challenge.
However, according to the Competition rules link above,
The Strong Tether Challenge will not be held at the 2012 Space Elevator Conference and is postponed until next year. We were not able get the competition organized in time to allow participants to adequately prepare for the conference. However, we are now prepared to have the competition organized and announced well before next year's conference and also have time to look for additional sponsors to increase funding for the prize purse.
Engineering TV Video from AUVSI on Laser-Powered Stalker - LaserMotive, the winner of the other NASA Centennial Challenge presented as a Space Elevator competition, the Beam Power/Climber Challenge, shows its work with Lockheed Martin.
Conrad Foundation News, August Newsletter, 2012 - Conrad Foundation Spirit of Innovation Awards
The Sikorsky Entrepreneurial Challenge - Sikorsky - Although Sikorsky is focused on helicopters, some of the current challenges are relevant to spacecraft, too:
NewSpace Competition a Potential Model for Canada - Commercial Space
Video Contest: Graduate Research Fellows Creating the Future - National Science Foundation
NASA'S 2013 Lunabotics Competition Open For Registration - SpaceRef
Space elevator ideas rising again - Cosmic Log includes the status of the Strong Tether Challenge in this overview. Although the NASA Centennial Challenge expired, ISEC is still interested in the competition. From the Space Elevator Blog post from a couple weeks ago Space Elevator Conference registration deadline approaching… :
ISEC is funding the prize purse for this year’s Tether Strength Competition and the rules have been updated to lower the bar a bit and increase the chances that someone will win the competition this year. Competition rules are now available on the conference web site. One or two teams are interested in competing this year and we’re working to get them registered for the challenge.
However, according to the Competition rules link above,
The Strong Tether Challenge will not be held at the 2012 Space Elevator Conference and is postponed until next year. We were not able get the competition organized in time to allow participants to adequately prepare for the conference. However, we are now prepared to have the competition organized and announced well before next year's conference and also have time to look for additional sponsors to increase funding for the prize purse.
Engineering TV Video from AUVSI on Laser-Powered Stalker - LaserMotive, the winner of the other NASA Centennial Challenge presented as a Space Elevator competition, the Beam Power/Climber Challenge, shows its work with Lockheed Martin.
Conrad Foundation News, August Newsletter, 2012 - Conrad Foundation Spirit of Innovation Awards
The Sikorsky Entrepreneurial Challenge - Sikorsky - Although Sikorsky is focused on helicopters, some of the current challenges are relevant to spacecraft, too:
- How can your business concept enable safe, high-speed manned and unmanned vehicle operations in complex, obstacle-rich environments?
- How can your business concept utilize vertical flight to better serve or create new markets?
- How can your business concept introduce new approaches to preserve, stabilize or heal damaged systems and structures?
- How can your business concept reduce the cost and time of the design-build-test-qualify process for new complex vehicles?
- How can your business concept realize cost savings and lead-time reductions by using 3-D printing and additive manufacturing to produce or maintain components in vehicles?
NewSpace Competition a Potential Model for Canada - Commercial Space
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Prize Roundup: New Nanosat Launch Challenge Approaches, Network Visualization, SLI, NRC Response, More
European Southern Observatory holding two public contests - Space for All
Google Lunar X PRIZE Roundup #5 - MyMoon
Visualize This! NSA Network Visualization Contest - Challenge.gov for the National Security Agency
NASA HEOMD Announcement of Cubesat Launch Initiative - SpaceRef
Weekly Update 8.6.2012 - Space Florida for the Nanosatellite Launch Challenge, with a brief note on rule changes and sponsors. There isn't much activity on the forum, but there is now an effort to make an external forum for the competition: Nano Sat Launch Pad. SpaceRef posted the following RFI from NASA on the challenge: NASA Request for Information: Centennial Challenges Nano Satellite Launch Challenge. Here is an excerpt discussing possible big changes to the competition, which started as a $2M competition, and is currently for $3M:
Several approaches to the NSL Challenge are being considered by NASA. In one approach an initial competition would require delivery of payloads to LEO twice within a one-week period using a launch system sized to deliver up to 10Kg to LEO. The competition would be for one year and a $3M prize purse would be divided between all successful competitors. Subsequently, a second competition would be held that would require successful competitors to deliver payloads to LEO at least ten times within a one-year period using a launch system sized to deliver up to 10Kg to LEO. A total prize purse of $6M would be offered for at least 10 successful payload deliveries: 1st Place receiving $3M for most deliveries; 2nd place, $2M for next most deliveries; and 3rd place, $1M for next most deliveries. ... An alternative approach to the NSL Challenge would be initially to focus on component and subsystem technology development. In particular the avionics for small launch vehicles is considered a significant cost item and novel approaches will be required to achieve a launch cost that is attractive to most nano-satellite developers. This phase would be followed by launch vehicle demonstration competitions along the lines of the approach described above.
Here is the NASA document, complete with RFI questionnaire for potential Nanosat Launch competitors and their potential customers: Request for Information - Centennial Challenges Nano Satellite Launch (NSL) Challenge (PDF)
An Open Letter to the National Research Council’s Committee on the Strategic Direction of NASA - Dennis Wingo includes a section on "Large Scale Prizes" in his answer to the NRC question on commercial space ventures.
2012-2013 NASA's University Student Launch Initiative - SpaceRef
Lockheed Martin Launches Innovation Contest - SpaceRef:
The "Innovate the Future" contest creates a global forum for interested participants to share their ideas on how innovation can enable a more secure future for the planet. Participants are invited to submit their thoughts on a range of topics facing the world community, including the need for sustainable energy, cyber security, and healthcare. ...
There will be up to one $25,000 grand prize, one $10,000 second place prize, and three $5,000 third place prizes. The grand prize winner will also receive an incubation contract with the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute at the University of Maryland to help validate and develop the idea.
Here's a link to the site: Innovate the Future Challenge
Google Lunar X PRIZE Roundup #5 - MyMoon
Visualize This! NSA Network Visualization Contest - Challenge.gov for the National Security Agency
NASA HEOMD Announcement of Cubesat Launch Initiative - SpaceRef
Weekly Update 8.6.2012 - Space Florida for the Nanosatellite Launch Challenge, with a brief note on rule changes and sponsors. There isn't much activity on the forum, but there is now an effort to make an external forum for the competition: Nano Sat Launch Pad. SpaceRef posted the following RFI from NASA on the challenge: NASA Request for Information: Centennial Challenges Nano Satellite Launch Challenge. Here is an excerpt discussing possible big changes to the competition, which started as a $2M competition, and is currently for $3M:
Several approaches to the NSL Challenge are being considered by NASA. In one approach an initial competition would require delivery of payloads to LEO twice within a one-week period using a launch system sized to deliver up to 10Kg to LEO. The competition would be for one year and a $3M prize purse would be divided between all successful competitors. Subsequently, a second competition would be held that would require successful competitors to deliver payloads to LEO at least ten times within a one-year period using a launch system sized to deliver up to 10Kg to LEO. A total prize purse of $6M would be offered for at least 10 successful payload deliveries: 1st Place receiving $3M for most deliveries; 2nd place, $2M for next most deliveries; and 3rd place, $1M for next most deliveries. ... An alternative approach to the NSL Challenge would be initially to focus on component and subsystem technology development. In particular the avionics for small launch vehicles is considered a significant cost item and novel approaches will be required to achieve a launch cost that is attractive to most nano-satellite developers. This phase would be followed by launch vehicle demonstration competitions along the lines of the approach described above.
Here is the NASA document, complete with RFI questionnaire for potential Nanosat Launch competitors and their potential customers: Request for Information - Centennial Challenges Nano Satellite Launch (NSL) Challenge (PDF)
An Open Letter to the National Research Council’s Committee on the Strategic Direction of NASA - Dennis Wingo includes a section on "Large Scale Prizes" in his answer to the NRC question on commercial space ventures.
2012-2013 NASA's University Student Launch Initiative - SpaceRef
Lockheed Martin Launches Innovation Contest - SpaceRef:
The "Innovate the Future" contest creates a global forum for interested participants to share their ideas on how innovation can enable a more secure future for the planet. Participants are invited to submit their thoughts on a range of topics facing the world community, including the need for sustainable energy, cyber security, and healthcare. ...
There will be up to one $25,000 grand prize, one $10,000 second place prize, and three $5,000 third place prizes. The grand prize winner will also receive an incubation contract with the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute at the University of Maryland to help validate and develop the idea.
Here's a link to the site: Innovate the Future Challenge
Saturday, August 04, 2012
Prize Roundup - Arkyd Hosting CubeSats, EuSPEC, Aerial Robotics, New Physics Prize, More
A Spacecraft Within A Spacecraft (link from NewSpace Watch) - Planetary Resources announces that each of their Arkyd 100 spacecraft will be able to deploy a CubeSat, and that they will hold a competition for one of them:
Planetary Resources is proud to support this community by providing a 1U Cubesat spot to the public – free of charge – through its Arkyd CubeSat Challenge. And, best of all, our online community – YOU – will help to select the winner! ... In the coming weeks, we will be announcing additional information regarding the Challenge’s structure, requirements, and timeframe. Stay tuned here for more details.
EuSPEC 2012 planning well underway… - Space Elevator Blog on the 2012 European Space Elevator Challenge
Citizens In Space - SpaceHack
2012 International Aerial Robotics Competition - This is being held in Grand Forks North Dakota (July 31-August 3) and Beijing China (August 7-9)
Russian tycoon kicks off physics prize with $27 million in awards - Cosmic Log
Life Technologies to Compete in $10 Million Archon Genomics X PRIZE - X PRIZE Foundation
Here's a prize-related Kickstarter project that successfully met its funding goal: Atlas: A Human-Powered Helicopter for a Historical First! - A helicopter, powered solely by the pilot, designed to achieve one of the greatest challenges in aviation history: the Sikorsky Prize.
Planetary Resources is proud to support this community by providing a 1U Cubesat spot to the public – free of charge – through its Arkyd CubeSat Challenge. And, best of all, our online community – YOU – will help to select the winner! ... In the coming weeks, we will be announcing additional information regarding the Challenge’s structure, requirements, and timeframe. Stay tuned here for more details.
EuSPEC 2012 planning well underway… - Space Elevator Blog on the 2012 European Space Elevator Challenge
Citizens In Space - SpaceHack
2012 International Aerial Robotics Competition - This is being held in Grand Forks North Dakota (July 31-August 3) and Beijing China (August 7-9)
Russian tycoon kicks off physics prize with $27 million in awards - Cosmic Log
Life Technologies to Compete in $10 Million Archon Genomics X PRIZE - X PRIZE Foundation
Here's a prize-related Kickstarter project that successfully met its funding goal: Atlas: A Human-Powered Helicopter for a Historical First! - A helicopter, powered solely by the pilot, designed to achieve one of the greatest challenges in aviation history: the Sikorsky Prize.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
2012 CanSat Competition Results
2012 CanSat Competition Winners - American Astronautical Society
2012 Competition Winners - Cansat Competition - This one gives the scores and other details.
2012 Photos - Cansat Competition
Cansat Competition 2012 -- Rocket launch 1
Cansat Competition 2012 -- Rocket Launch 2 - - SandroSalgueiro on YouTube
Student team competes in CanSat Competition - University of Minnesota Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
2012 Competition Winners - Cansat Competition - This one gives the scores and other details.
2012 Photos - Cansat Competition
Cansat Competition 2012 -- Rocket launch 1
Cansat Competition 2012 -- Rocket Launch 2 - - SandroSalgueiro on YouTube
Student team competes in CanSat Competition - University of Minnesota Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Student Prize Roundup: Lunabotics, Conrad Awards, X-Hab, URC, RASC-AL, WPI hosting Sample Return Robot Challenge
Alabama robotics team takes home first prize - The Crimson White on the winners of the 2012 NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition, Alabama Lunabotics
2012-2013 Spirit of Innovation Challenge now open! - Spirit of Innovation Challenge (Conrad Challenge)
NASA Selects Five Universities For 2013 X-Hab Innovation Challenge - NASA
2012 University Rover Challenge Doesn’t Fail to Excite - Mars Society - The Mars Society also has photos from the event: URC 2012 photos. The winner is York University, and they also have a lot of photos: York University Rover Team @ URC 2012
Won Robo-Ops! - Oryx 2.0: A Planetary Exploration Mobility Platform,Worcester Polytechnic Institute's 2012 RASC-AL Exploration Robo-Ops - You can see more posts and photos on that site.
It's not a student-only competition, but the Worcester Polytechnic Institute is also the host of the Sample Return Robot Centennial Challenge competition that will be held about a week from now. They've made a number of updates since I last mentioned the competition and the festival that goes with it at TouchTomorrow. It looks like it will be a big event. Also see the Team Bios at NASA and the latest WPI SRR blog post: Daily Schedule Posted.
2012-2013 Spirit of Innovation Challenge now open! - Spirit of Innovation Challenge (Conrad Challenge)
NASA Selects Five Universities For 2013 X-Hab Innovation Challenge - NASA
2012 University Rover Challenge Doesn’t Fail to Excite - Mars Society - The Mars Society also has photos from the event: URC 2012 photos. The winner is York University, and they also have a lot of photos: York University Rover Team @ URC 2012
Won Robo-Ops! - Oryx 2.0: A Planetary Exploration Mobility Platform,Worcester Polytechnic Institute's 2012 RASC-AL Exploration Robo-Ops - You can see more posts and photos on that site.
It's not a student-only competition, but the Worcester Polytechnic Institute is also the host of the Sample Return Robot Centennial Challenge competition that will be held about a week from now. They've made a number of updates since I last mentioned the competition and the festival that goes with it at TouchTomorrow. It looks like it will be a big event. Also see the Team Bios at NASA and the latest WPI SRR blog post: Daily Schedule Posted.
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
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
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
X PRIZE Foundation Roundup: GLXP at GLEX, MoonBots 2012, Visioneering, Fighting Poverty, Lyme Diagnostics Tool
The X PRIZE Foundation has been quite active lately in the field of space prizes and other fields:
Tiptoeing back to the Moon - Jeff Foust at The Space Review gives an update on the Google Lunar X PRIZE competition. Here is something to look forward to over the next few days:
The competition will be back in the spotlight somewhat this week with a joint NASA/GLXP announcement scheduled for Thursday morning during the Global Space Exploration (GLEX) conference in Washington, DC. The International Space Development Conference (ISDC), immediately following the GLEX conference in Washington, will also feature presentations about the competition.
According to Global Space Exploration Conference in Washington DC (from SpaceRef), the announcement schedule is
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.: NASA and Google Lunar X Prize Announcement, Grand Ballroom
Check the link for the times for the other Google Lunar X PRIZE activity at the GLEX conference, too.
MoonBots 2012 is Officially Open for Registration! - Leo Camacho at the Staff Blog
Engagement + Innovation = Visioneering 2012 - Peter Diamandis
Robin Hood Joins X PRIZE Foundation to Battle Poverty Worldwide - X PRIZE Foundation:
By engaging entrepreneurs and thought leaders from around the world in a series of global incentivized competitions, the two organizations aim to discover effective solutions to some of the most crippling aspects of poverty. These competitions will be the first of their kind designed specifically to battle poverty the world over. By offering a substantial prize and soliciting crowd-sourced solutions from around the globe, Robin Hood and X PRIZE hope to identify new approaches to battling poverty that can be put to the test via pilot programs in New York City.
Robin Hood Raises $57 Million to Fight Poverty in New York City: Announces Partnership with X PRIZE Foundation to Fund Global Poverty Solutions - X PRIZE Foundation press release:
By offering a substantial prize of at least $1 million and soliciting crowd-sourced solutions from teams and individuals around the globe, Robin Hood and the X PRIZE Foundation hope to identify effective new approaches to fighting poverty that can be put to the test via X PRIZEs in New York City with clear, measurable goals. ... In addition to the $19 million raised to fund the Robin Hood X PRIZE, Robin Hood also raised more than $38 million to fund its day-to-day poverty-fighting programs throughout New York City.
Tick-Borne Disease Alliance and X PRIZE Foundation Create “TBDA Diagnostic X PRIZE” Global Competition to Develop Fail-Safe Diagnostic Tool for Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases - X PRIZE Foundation press release
From X PRIZE Foundation on Facebook:
We’re ramping up for another groundbreaking Life Sciences competition – this one is all about digital healthcare. We’ll be unveiling it on Thursday, May 24 at 9:40 a.m. PT. Tune in to a live webcast right here!
Tiptoeing back to the Moon - Jeff Foust at The Space Review gives an update on the Google Lunar X PRIZE competition. Here is something to look forward to over the next few days:
The competition will be back in the spotlight somewhat this week with a joint NASA/GLXP announcement scheduled for Thursday morning during the Global Space Exploration (GLEX) conference in Washington, DC. The International Space Development Conference (ISDC), immediately following the GLEX conference in Washington, will also feature presentations about the competition.
According to Global Space Exploration Conference in Washington DC (from SpaceRef), the announcement schedule is
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.: NASA and Google Lunar X Prize Announcement, Grand Ballroom
Check the link for the times for the other Google Lunar X PRIZE activity at the GLEX conference, too.
MoonBots 2012 is Officially Open for Registration! - Leo Camacho at the Staff Blog
Engagement + Innovation = Visioneering 2012 - Peter Diamandis
Robin Hood Joins X PRIZE Foundation to Battle Poverty Worldwide - X PRIZE Foundation:
By engaging entrepreneurs and thought leaders from around the world in a series of global incentivized competitions, the two organizations aim to discover effective solutions to some of the most crippling aspects of poverty. These competitions will be the first of their kind designed specifically to battle poverty the world over. By offering a substantial prize and soliciting crowd-sourced solutions from around the globe, Robin Hood and X PRIZE hope to identify new approaches to battling poverty that can be put to the test via pilot programs in New York City.
Robin Hood Raises $57 Million to Fight Poverty in New York City: Announces Partnership with X PRIZE Foundation to Fund Global Poverty Solutions - X PRIZE Foundation press release:
By offering a substantial prize of at least $1 million and soliciting crowd-sourced solutions from teams and individuals around the globe, Robin Hood and the X PRIZE Foundation hope to identify effective new approaches to fighting poverty that can be put to the test via X PRIZEs in New York City with clear, measurable goals. ... In addition to the $19 million raised to fund the Robin Hood X PRIZE, Robin Hood also raised more than $38 million to fund its day-to-day poverty-fighting programs throughout New York City.
Tick-Borne Disease Alliance and X PRIZE Foundation Create “TBDA Diagnostic X PRIZE” Global Competition to Develop Fail-Safe Diagnostic Tool for Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases - X PRIZE Foundation press release
From X PRIZE Foundation on Facebook:
We’re ramping up for another groundbreaking Life Sciences competition – this one is all about digital healthcare. We’ll be unveiling it on Thursday, May 24 at 9:40 a.m. PT. Tune in to a live webcast right here!
Friday, May 18, 2012
2012 Team America Rocketry Challenge Results
Here's more on the 2012 Team America Rocketry Challenge that was just held:
Madison students take first place in Team America Rocketry Challenge - Aerospace Industries Association
TARC 2012 - Team America Rocketry Challenge - photo collection presented in a YouTube video
Team America Rocketry Challenge - A Country Mouse in Space, A rural teacher's experiences elsewhere
Ingraham rocketry team lands trip to NASA event - The Seattle Times on a team that will now go to the Student Launch Initiative
World's Largest Rocket Contest Launches STEM Careers - Marion C. Blakey (AIA) at the Huffington Post
TARC 2012 Timelapse Outfield - YouTube video - You should also be able to find several other time-lapse videos there if you go to this one.
Madison students take first place in Team America Rocketry Challenge - Aerospace Industries Association
TARC 2012 - Team America Rocketry Challenge - photo collection presented in a YouTube video
Team America Rocketry Challenge - A Country Mouse in Space, A rural teacher's experiences elsewhere
Ingraham rocketry team lands trip to NASA event - The Seattle Times on a team that will now go to the Student Launch Initiative
World's Largest Rocket Contest Launches STEM Careers - Marion C. Blakey (AIA) at the Huffington Post
TARC 2012 Timelapse Outfield - YouTube video - You should also be able to find several other time-lapse videos there if you go to this one.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Space Prize Roundup: TARC 2012, Heinlein Award, SketchUp Models, SpaceApps Global, More
Team America Rocketry Challenge Celebrating Ten Years - Team America Rocketry Challenge - This year's finals for TARC will be held this Saturday, May 12, in The Plains, VA.
TARC Update: If you can't make it to the event, you can use twitter hash tag #TARC12 to follow it. The @RocketContest twitter account will likely have updates.
2012 Google Model Your Town Competition - Google SketchUp - The winning team for this year's competition using the modelling tool often integrated with Google Earth will be announced on May 15. It's not clear whether this competition will be continued in future years, as Google SketchUp will become part of Trimble, well-known for its GPS products.
Space Foundation Student Art Contest Winning Artwork Bounces Off the Moon - SpaceRef
Glasgow school wins 70cm CanSat launch competition - Southgate Amateur Radio News
Stanley Schmidt Wins 2012 Robert A. Heinlein Award - Science Fiction Awards Watch - This award is not to be confused with the Heinlein Prize managed by the Heinlein Prize Trust or the National Space Society's Heinlein Award. This one is for
outstanding published works in science fiction and technical writings that inspire the human exploration of space.
It's also good to see that Science Fiction Awards Watch is back in action, as the original owners were no longer able to maintain the site and it was offline for a while.
Citizen Science Challenge to be unveiled at Maker Faire - RLV News - This in on May 19, which may be a busy day in the space field if schedules hold.
One man's path to space goes through Seattle's Space Needle - Cosmic Log - This involves an Armadillo suborbital flight and the "Space Race 2012" contest at the Seattle Space Needle.
#SpaceApps Global Judging Open Now - open.NASA
Steven Colbert receives NSS award from Buzz Aldrin - Space for All
Video Contest: Why Explore Space? - NASA Watch
TARC Update: If you can't make it to the event, you can use twitter hash tag #TARC12 to follow it. The @RocketContest twitter account will likely have updates.
2012 Google Model Your Town Competition - Google SketchUp - The winning team for this year's competition using the modelling tool often integrated with Google Earth will be announced on May 15. It's not clear whether this competition will be continued in future years, as Google SketchUp will become part of Trimble, well-known for its GPS products.
Space Foundation Student Art Contest Winning Artwork Bounces Off the Moon - SpaceRef
Glasgow school wins 70cm CanSat launch competition - Southgate Amateur Radio News
Stanley Schmidt Wins 2012 Robert A. Heinlein Award - Science Fiction Awards Watch - This award is not to be confused with the Heinlein Prize managed by the Heinlein Prize Trust or the National Space Society's Heinlein Award. This one is for
outstanding published works in science fiction and technical writings that inspire the human exploration of space.
It's also good to see that Science Fiction Awards Watch is back in action, as the original owners were no longer able to maintain the site and it was offline for a while.
Citizen Science Challenge to be unveiled at Maker Faire - RLV News - This in on May 19, which may be a busy day in the space field if schedules hold.
One man's path to space goes through Seattle's Space Needle - Cosmic Log - This involves an Armadillo suborbital flight and the "Space Race 2012" contest at the Seattle Space Needle.
#SpaceApps Global Judging Open Now - open.NASA
Steven Colbert receives NSS award from Buzz Aldrin - Space for All
Video Contest: Why Explore Space? - NASA Watch
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Prize Roundup: Tricorder X PRIZE, Centennial Challenge Mystery, DigitalGlobe Image Contest, Ebb and Flow, More
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
Sunday, January 08, 2012
Prize Roundup - FIRST Robotics, LaserMotive FAQ, Panthera Plane Paint, NSS RAH Award, More
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN MEMORIAL AWARD — 2012 - National Space Society
Paint Me – Win 1,000 Euros - CAFE Foundation Blog on a competition run by Pipistrel
Contest for livery design of the first Panthera - Pipistrel
FIRST Robotics Competition Kicks Off - NASAHackSpace
Have questions about laser power beaming? Let us know for our new FAQs page! - LaserMotive
Fifty-seven student teams in NASA's rocketry initiatives - Space for All
To the moon with a hop - Lehigh University
XCOR Flight Prize is a First - Mojave Desert News
InnoCentive and Booz Allen Hamilton Form Strategic Alliance - BusinessWire
12/31/2011: Tethered Excitement - SpeedUp
Drawings & Pictures Updated - Sample Return Challenge
Challenge Registrations, Proposals, and Reporting - Sample Return Challenge
Paint Me – Win 1,000 Euros - CAFE Foundation Blog on a competition run by Pipistrel
Contest for livery design of the first Panthera - Pipistrel
FIRST Robotics Competition Kicks Off - NASAHackSpace
Have questions about laser power beaming? Let us know for our new FAQs page! - LaserMotive
Fifty-seven student teams in NASA's rocketry initiatives - Space for All
To the moon with a hop - Lehigh University
XCOR Flight Prize is a First - Mojave Desert News
InnoCentive and Booz Allen Hamilton Form Strategic Alliance - BusinessWire
12/31/2011: Tethered Excitement - SpeedUp
Drawings & Pictures Updated - Sample Return Challenge
Challenge Registrations, Proposals, and Reporting - Sample Return Challenge
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Student Prize Roundup: Zero Robotics, Conrad Awards, European CanSat, Genetic Engineering, More
Sparta robotics team tops in U.S. - Asbury Park Press on a top-scoring Zero Robotics team in the semi-finals. The finals on January 23 will be based on controlling the real SPHERES robots on the ISS.
Semi Finalists - Conrad Awards presents the 80 semi-finalist teams in the Aerospace Exploration, Clean Energy, and Health and Nutrition categories.
Workshop inspires CanSat teachers - ESA Education on preparations for the second European CanSat competition
Thomas Jefferson students win space race - Fairfax Times on a high school student team preparing a CubeSat for launch as a secondary payload on an Orbital Sciences ISS cargo mission. In spite of the article's title, this isn't part of the sort of competition I usually mention here. It is part of NASA's Cubesat Launch Initiative, where NASA funds the launch part of the effort.
Space Foundation Student Art Contest - National Space Symposium
Joshua Neubert on the Night Rover Challenge - The Space Show - Although it's not only for students, the interview mentioned the strong interest by university and other student teams in this Centennial Challenge.
NASA-Supported Student Team Wins at International Genetic Engineering Contest - NASA
Semi Finalists - Conrad Awards presents the 80 semi-finalist teams in the Aerospace Exploration, Clean Energy, and Health and Nutrition categories.
Workshop inspires CanSat teachers - ESA Education on preparations for the second European CanSat competition
Thomas Jefferson students win space race - Fairfax Times on a high school student team preparing a CubeSat for launch as a secondary payload on an Orbital Sciences ISS cargo mission. In spite of the article's title, this isn't part of the sort of competition I usually mention here. It is part of NASA's Cubesat Launch Initiative, where NASA funds the launch part of the effort.
Space Foundation Student Art Contest - National Space Symposium
Joshua Neubert on the Night Rover Challenge - The Space Show - Although it's not only for students, the interview mentioned the strong interest by university and other student teams in this Centennial Challenge.
NASA-Supported Student Team Wins at International Genetic Engineering Contest - NASA
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Space Prize for DBAs, Copter Ropes, Sample Return Sponsors, Radical Benefit, Lots and Lots of Student Competions, More
Potential Sponsors for Competitors - Sample Return Robot Challenge
WPI Receives Accreditation for First-in-the-Nation Robotics Engineering Undergraduate Degree Program -Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI's management of the Sample Return Robot Challenge, the Regolith Excavation Challenge win, and FIRST Robotics competitions are all mentioned.
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NASA Sponsors 2011 Western Region Robotics Competition - NASA Ames
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Here's some recent information from the X PRIZE Foundation:
Welcome to the Blog - Archon Genomics X PRIZE:
... our team will be making a major announcement regarding this PRIZE on October 26, 2011 in New York City.
@PeterDiamandis: Great#xprize benefit, just recovering! Thanks to @wendySchmidt, @JamesCameron and @AliVelshi for amazing help. $2.7M raised to fund XPF!
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Mars Education Challenge Webinar #3 will be held by David Black - Explore Mars - The webinar will be held on October 24. Also:
Over the next couple of months, Explore Mare plans to have all of the other MEC winners present their materials in special webinars to help guarantee that these materials are as widely distributed as possible. We hope that these education webinars will also build up excitement about the 2011-2012 Mars Education Challenge was launched in September 2011.
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Gingrich calls for privatizing human spaceflight - Space Politics - Prizes are featured in Gingrich's proposal.
Newt Gingrich calls Space Launch System “disgraceful” pork - Space Frontier Foundation
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Student Rocketeers Wanted for World’s Largest Rocket Contest - The Aerospace Industries Association announces that the Team America Rocketry Challenge is open for registration.
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The following are all from Space for All:
NASA announces two microgravity contests for students - This is for the latest DIME and WING competitions.
IAA student art competition results
Jim Baen memorial contest for manned space sci-fi short stories
Reach for the Stars National Rocket Competition results
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SpaceVision 2011 - includes student biz plan competition - RLV News
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Military dangles prize for helicopter fast-rope solution - MSNBC:
Problem-solvers must create a device — added to or replacing a glove — that has enough grip on a "FAST" rope for a controlled descent by someone weighing 300 to 400 pounds with gear. It must also somehow dissipate the heat that builds up from the friction between glove and rope, and allow Special Forces operators, soldiers or Marines to fire their weapon as soon as they touch the ground.
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Database Admins! Red Gate Wants To Send One Of You INTO SPACE - TechCrunch
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E. Coli Testing Technology From Yale Engineers Could Save Thousands Of Lives - Huffington Post:
Weber told The Huffington Post that a prototype is still a year or so off, but the team's design was promising enough to take top honors at this year's NASA Tech Brief Engineering competition. It beat out 900 other designs from 50 countries for a $20,000 prize.
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NASA, NIA Announce 2012 Student Rover Contest - SpaceRef on the RASC-AL (Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts Academic Linkage) Exploration Robo-Ops Student Challenge
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10/15/2011: More Tether Testing - SpeedUp
... our team will be making a major announcement regarding this PRIZE on October 26, 2011 in New York City.
WPI Receives Accreditation for First-in-the-Nation Robotics Engineering Undergraduate Degree Program -Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI's management of the Sample Return Robot Challenge, the Regolith Excavation Challenge win, and FIRST Robotics competitions are all mentioned.
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NASA Sponsors 2011 Western Region Robotics Competition - NASA Ames
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Here's some recent information from the X PRIZE Foundation:
Welcome to the Blog - Archon Genomics X PRIZE:
... our team will be making a major announcement regarding this PRIZE on October 26, 2011 in New York City.
@PeterDiamandis: Great
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Mars Education Challenge Webinar #3 will be held by David Black - Explore Mars - The webinar will be held on October 24. Also:
Over the next couple of months, Explore Mare plans to have all of the other MEC winners present their materials in special webinars to help guarantee that these materials are as widely distributed as possible. We hope that these education webinars will also build up excitement about the 2011-2012 Mars Education Challenge was launched in September 2011.
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Gingrich calls for privatizing human spaceflight - Space Politics - Prizes are featured in Gingrich's proposal.
Newt Gingrich calls Space Launch System “disgraceful” pork - Space Frontier Foundation
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Student Rocketeers Wanted for World’s Largest Rocket Contest - The Aerospace Industries Association announces that the Team America Rocketry Challenge is open for registration.
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The following are all from Space for All:
NASA announces two microgravity contests for students - This is for the latest DIME and WING competitions.
IAA student art competition results
Jim Baen memorial contest for manned space sci-fi short stories
Reach for the Stars National Rocket Competition results
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SpaceVision 2011 - includes student biz plan competition - RLV News
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Military dangles prize for helicopter fast-rope solution - MSNBC:
Problem-solvers must create a device — added to or replacing a glove — that has enough grip on a "FAST" rope for a controlled descent by someone weighing 300 to 400 pounds with gear. It must also somehow dissipate the heat that builds up from the friction between glove and rope, and allow Special Forces operators, soldiers or Marines to fire their weapon as soon as they touch the ground.
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Database Admins! Red Gate Wants To Send One Of You INTO SPACE - TechCrunch
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E. Coli Testing Technology From Yale Engineers Could Save Thousands Of Lives - Huffington Post:
Weber told The Huffington Post that a prototype is still a year or so off, but the team's design was promising enough to take top honors at this year's NASA Tech Brief Engineering competition. It beat out 900 other designs from 50 countries for a $20,000 prize.
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NASA, NIA Announce 2012 Student Rover Contest - SpaceRef on the RASC-AL (Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts Academic Linkage) Exploration Robo-Ops Student Challenge
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10/15/2011: More Tether Testing - SpeedUp
... our team will be making a major announcement regarding this PRIZE on October 26, 2011 in New York City.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Sample Return Registration, TARC Tour, Green Flight Challenge and Expo, Much More
Wow, there's a lot going on in the space prize world! A lot of the topics deserve their own post, but with my growing family I can only manage a quick link list. Here's the latest roundup of space prize updates:
Sample Return Robot Challenge
Challenge Rules Posted & Registration Open - Sample Return Robot Challenge (WPI)
@WPI_Robotics: Picture of the pre-cached sample for the Centennial Challenge!#WPI #omgrobotswpirobotics.smugmug.com/services/graph… or visit challenge.wpi.edu for info
Team America Rocketry Challenge
Winning TARC Team Visits Washington, Praises Raytheon for Support - Raytheon
TARC Winners in DC - This is a Flickr photo set of the visit.
Green Flight Challenge
Matters of Note for the Green Flight Expo - The CAFE Foundation Blog describes Matternet, "an outgrowth of Singularity University" that plans to enable transportation of supplies to remote locations.
List of Exhibitors - The Green Flight Expo will be at NASA Ames on October 3 after the competition. The actual competition starts in 1 week.
See the Google Green Flight Challenge Exposition hosted by NASA
Other
New Competition Brings Robots to Market - OSTP Blog
2nd Nanosat Launcher Challenge Seminar Draft Agenda Updated 9/16/2011 - Team Phoenicia
N-prize: the world's smallest space programme - SpaceRef - Part of this is a call for global representation in the challenge, particularly in Asia. The new N-prize teams map shows why. There is a gap, but on the bright side that's a lot of teams!
Fall 2011 Cassini Scientist for a Day essay contest - Teaching with Contests
CTSI Chooses LaserMotive as One of Top Ten Defense Energy Tech Companies - LaserMotive
Conrad Foundation on Capitol Hill - NASA Watch
"What's Next?" In Space Exploration Video Contest - NASA Watch - The contest is from the Coalition for Space Exploration.
Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts show Right Stuff in National Rocket Competition - Space for All
Student contest to name the GRAIL lunar probes and to direct their cameras - Space for All
Canadian Satellite Design Challenge - Space for All
Int. Art Contest - The Space Foundation - Space for All
Student NewSpace Business Plan Competition - RLV News
Unreasonable update - RLV News - Paul's post includes a picture of a new tank, and here's another one of it: twitpic.com/6j0jng
Sample Return Robot Challenge
Challenge Rules Posted & Registration Open - Sample Return Robot Challenge (WPI)
@WPI_Robotics: Picture of the pre-cached sample for the Centennial Challenge!
Team America Rocketry Challenge
Winning TARC Team Visits Washington, Praises Raytheon for Support - Raytheon
TARC Winners in DC - This is a Flickr photo set of the visit.
Green Flight Challenge
Matters of Note for the Green Flight Expo - The CAFE Foundation Blog describes Matternet, "an outgrowth of Singularity University" that plans to enable transportation of supplies to remote locations.
List of Exhibitors - The Green Flight Expo will be at NASA Ames on October 3 after the competition. The actual competition starts in 1 week.
See the Google Green Flight Challenge Exposition hosted by NASA
Other
New Competition Brings Robots to Market - OSTP Blog
2nd Nanosat Launcher Challenge Seminar Draft Agenda Updated 9/16/2011 - Team Phoenicia
N-prize: the world's smallest space programme - SpaceRef - Part of this is a call for global representation in the challenge, particularly in Asia. The new N-prize teams map shows why. There is a gap, but on the bright side that's a lot of teams!
Fall 2011 Cassini Scientist for a Day essay contest - Teaching with Contests
CTSI Chooses LaserMotive as One of Top Ten Defense Energy Tech Companies - LaserMotive
Conrad Foundation on Capitol Hill - NASA Watch
"What's Next?" In Space Exploration Video Contest - NASA Watch - The contest is from the Coalition for Space Exploration.
Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts show Right Stuff in National Rocket Competition - Space for All
Student contest to name the GRAIL lunar probes and to direct their cameras - Space for All
Canadian Satellite Design Challenge - Space for All
Int. Art Contest - The Space Foundation - Space for All
Student NewSpace Business Plan Competition - RLV News
Unreasonable update - RLV News - Paul's post includes a picture of a new tank, and here's another one of it: twitpic.com/6j0jng
Monday, September 05, 2011
Space Prize Roundup: Green Flight Approaches, MoonBots 2.0, Sample Return Rules, More
The Green Flight Challenge is getting close:
Embry Riddle Begins GFC Test Flights - CAFE Foundation Blog
Latest Details - Sample Return Robot Challenge at WPI gives an update on the final rules, team agreement, and registration.
The X PRIZE Foundation and LEGO Group Announce Global Student Team Winners of MoonBots 2.0 Challenge - Google Lunar X PRIZE
Creating a Collaborative Nano-Bio Manufacturing Institute - Challenge.gov - This is for the Air Force Research Lab.
Competition Provides Solution for Stopping Uncooperative Vehicles - OSTP Blog
08/26/2011: Update - SpeedUp
The NASA Tech Briefs "Create the Future" Design Contest winners should be announced this month.
UK contest for student space settlement design - Space for All
The Hubble Roadshow - update and contest - Space for All
Embry Riddle Begins GFC Test Flights - CAFE Foundation Blog
Latest Details - Sample Return Robot Challenge at WPI gives an update on the final rules, team agreement, and registration.
The X PRIZE Foundation and LEGO Group Announce Global Student Team Winners of MoonBots 2.0 Challenge - Google Lunar X PRIZE
Creating a Collaborative Nano-Bio Manufacturing Institute - Challenge.gov - This is for the Air Force Research Lab.
Competition Provides Solution for Stopping Uncooperative Vehicles - OSTP Blog
08/26/2011: Update - SpeedUp
The NASA Tech Briefs "Create the Future" Design Contest winners should be announced this month.
UK contest for student space settlement design - Space for All
The Hubble Roadshow - update and contest - Space for All
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Prize Roundup: 100kft Prize, Crater Finder, Sample Agreement, AIAA Booster Plane, Debris Removal, and Prop Depot Designs, More
The Carmack 100kft Micro Prize - Armadillo Aerospace - Currently one launch attempt is scheduled, the Proteus 7 sounding rocket, at the Tripoli Rocket Association's Black Rock Desert high power rocket event.
NASA Tournament Lab: Open Innovation On-Demand - OSTP Blog discusses NASA's prize and open innovation work, including the recent NASA Tournament Lab announcement of the winner of a contest to create ideas to automate detection of craters.
Competition Shines Light on Dark Matter - OSTP Blog
Team Agreement – For Review - Sample Return Robot Challenge
HeinleinPrizeTrust - YouTube - The Heinlein Prize Trust YouTube channel has some newly uploaded videos of the 2011 Heinlein Prize Award ceremony to Elon Musk.
The 2010-2011 academic year's AIAA Design Competitions include a Low-Cost Access to Space Booster Aircraft, an Orbital Debris Removal Spacecraft, and a Propellant Depot Design and Analysis of Economic Benefit.
The next 2 links are from the Science in School - Competitions page.
Entries wanted for the 2012 European CanSat competition - ESA
Explore the dynamic high-energy Universe – competition for secondary students - ESA - The competition is open to secondary students from "ESA Member States and Cooperating States, Russia and the USA".
A Busy Summer Looms for Masten - Parabolic Arc describes a highlight in a visit to Mojave.
Google Lunar X Prize Appoints New Senior Director - Parabolic Arc presents a press release on the new director of the Google Lunar X PRIZE.
Altius Selected as Finalist for the 2011 NewSpace Business Plan Competition - Altius Space Machines (link from RLV News)
We-Are-Space Video Contest Finalists Now Online - Space Frontier Foundation (link from Space for All)
NASA/Etsy Space Craft winner's work on Atlantis - Space for All
NASA Tournament Lab: Open Innovation On-Demand - OSTP Blog discusses NASA's prize and open innovation work, including the recent NASA Tournament Lab announcement of the winner of a contest to create ideas to automate detection of craters.
Competition Shines Light on Dark Matter - OSTP Blog
Team Agreement – For Review - Sample Return Robot Challenge
HeinleinPrizeTrust - YouTube - The Heinlein Prize Trust YouTube channel has some newly uploaded videos of the 2011 Heinlein Prize Award ceremony to Elon Musk.
The 2010-2011 academic year's AIAA Design Competitions include a Low-Cost Access to Space Booster Aircraft, an Orbital Debris Removal Spacecraft, and a Propellant Depot Design and Analysis of Economic Benefit.
The next 2 links are from the Science in School - Competitions page.
Entries wanted for the 2012 European CanSat competition - ESA
Explore the dynamic high-energy Universe – competition for secondary students - ESA - The competition is open to secondary students from "ESA Member States and Cooperating States, Russia and the USA".
A Busy Summer Looms for Masten - Parabolic Arc describes a highlight in a visit to Mojave.
Google Lunar X Prize Appoints New Senior Director - Parabolic Arc presents a press release on the new director of the Google Lunar X PRIZE.
Altius Selected as Finalist for the 2011 NewSpace Business Plan Competition - Altius Space Machines (link from RLV News)
We-Are-Space Video Contest Finalists Now Online - Space Frontier Foundation (link from Space for All)
NASA/Etsy Space Craft winner's work on Atlantis - Space for All
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
2011 X-Hab Challenge Winners, and 2012 X-Hab
Here are a couple of articles about NASA's 2011 X-Hab Academic Innovation Challenge student competition:
University Of Wisconsin Students Win Space Habitat Competition - NASA
UW-Madison undergrads win NASA habitat design competition - University of Wisconsin
You can find more information about the 2012 challenge here:
eXploration Habitat (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge - National Space Grant Foundation:
The Habitat Demonstration Unit (HDU) project will offer multiple X-Hab awards of $5K - $45K each to design and produce functional products of interest to the HDU project as proposed by university teams according to their interests and expertise. The prototypes produced by the university teams will be integrated onto an existing NASA built operational habitat prototype. ... The Foundation anticipates that approximately 6-8 awards will be made under this solicitation. ...
eXploration Habitat (X-Hab) 2012 Academic Innovation Challenge Solicitation (PDF) - The 2011 competition theme was inflatable habitats, but the 2012 one is much more open-ended, which can be either a good or bad thing in a prize competition depending on your point of view. The suggested topic list, covering a "Deep Space Habitat Systems" theme, includes "top-down" topics like a habitat demonstration module or a habitat structure that can be tested in underwater analog test sites like NEEMO. It also includes habitat subsystems such as sensors, recycling systems, geological sample management systems, telemedicine, a virtual reality environment, and many others.
University Of Wisconsin Students Win Space Habitat Competition - NASA
UW-Madison undergrads win NASA habitat design competition - University of Wisconsin
You can find more information about the 2012 challenge here:
eXploration Habitat (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge - National Space Grant Foundation:
The Habitat Demonstration Unit (HDU) project will offer multiple X-Hab awards of $5K - $45K each to design and produce functional products of interest to the HDU project as proposed by university teams according to their interests and expertise. The prototypes produced by the university teams will be integrated onto an existing NASA built operational habitat prototype. ... The Foundation anticipates that approximately 6-8 awards will be made under this solicitation. ...
eXploration Habitat (X-Hab) 2012 Academic Innovation Challenge Solicitation (PDF) - The 2011 competition theme was inflatable habitats, but the 2012 one is much more open-ended, which can be either a good or bad thing in a prize competition depending on your point of view. The suggested topic list, covering a "Deep Space Habitat Systems" theme, includes "top-down" topics like a habitat demonstration module or a habitat structure that can be tested in underwater analog test sites like NEEMO. It also includes habitat subsystems such as sensors, recycling systems, geological sample management systems, telemedicine, a virtual reality environment, and many others.
Monday, June 06, 2011
Sample Return Review, Unreasonable Perspective, Rover Challenge Results, EuSEC Teams, Armadillo Test
NASA’s new robot challenge - The Space Review - Ben Brockert discusses the Sample Return Robot Challenge.
Armadillo SuperMod test at full-throttle - RLV News - Ben also shows what Armadillo Aerospace is doing. You can see more from Armadillo in other recent RLV News posts.
Unreasonable UAV aerial videography - RLV News - Continuing the coverage of former Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge teams, Unreasonable Rocket gives a view of a rocket launch that somehow reminded me of the trailer for the new X-Men movie.
Here are a few links for the 2011 University Rover Challenge:
The Results Are In!
2011 University Rover Challenge Concludes in Utah
Photos -> URC 2011
EuSEC announces competitors - The Space Elevator Blog
We-Are-Space video contest extended to June 14th - Space for All
Armadillo SuperMod test at full-throttle - RLV News - Ben also shows what Armadillo Aerospace is doing. You can see more from Armadillo in other recent RLV News posts.
Unreasonable UAV aerial videography - RLV News - Continuing the coverage of former Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge teams, Unreasonable Rocket gives a view of a rocket launch that somehow reminded me of the trailer for the new X-Men movie.
Here are a few links for the 2011 University Rover Challenge:
The Results Are In!
2011 University Rover Challenge Concludes in Utah
Photos -> URC 2011
EuSEC announces competitors - The Space Elevator Blog
We-Are-Space video contest extended to June 14th - Space for All
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