NASA Centennial Challenges Prizes Grow

NASA ^ | December 22, 2005

[anymouse]

Below is a list of open and completed Centennial Challenges technology development competitions. The list is sorted by challenge categories (e.g., Flagship, Keystone, Alliance, and Quest) and competition dates.

Flagship Challenges - To encourage major private space missions

- There are currently no challenges announced in this category.

Keystone Challenges - To address technology priorities

- There are currently no challenges announced in this category.

Alliance Challenges - To leverage partnerships

The following information is deemed accurate at the time of posting. Dates may change without notice.

Challenge Date	Challenge Name	Alliance Partner	Status	Rules*	Winner/Purse
Late 2008	2008 Telerobotic Construction Challenge	Spaceward Foundation	open	-	TBD/$250k
Jun 1, 2008	Moon Regolith Oxygen (MoonROx) Challenge	Florida Space Research Institute (FSRI)	open	rules	TBD/$250k
Oct 2007	2007 Planetary Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Challenge	California Space Education and Workforce Institute	open	-	TBD/$250k
Aug 2007	2007 Telerobotic Construction Challenge	Spaceward Foundation	open	-	TBD/$250k
Mar 2007	2006 Astronaut Glove Challenge	Volanz Aerospace Inc./Spaceflight America	open	-	TBD/$250k
Oct 2006	2006 Regolith Excavation Challenge	California Space Education & Workforce Institute (CSEWI)	open	rules	TBD/$250k
Aug 4-6, 2006	2006 Tether Challenge	The Spaceward Foundation	open	rules	TBD/$200k
Aug 4-6, 2006	2006 Beam Power Challenge	The Spaceward Foundation	open	rules	TBD/$200k
Jun 2006	Personal Air Vehicle Challenge		open	rules	TBD/$250k
Oct 22, 2005	2005 Tether Challenge	The Spaceward Foundation	complete	-	None/$50k purse combined with 2006
Oct 21-23, 2005	2005 Beam Power Challenge	The Spaceward Foundation	complete	-	None/$50k purse combined with 2006

*Rules are subject to change. Check Alliance Partner website for most current rules and status.

Quest Challenges - To promote science, technology, engineering and math outreach

- There are currently no challenges announced in this category.

[anymouse]

Gentlemen, start your rocket engines! :)

[anymouse]

Space prize ping.

[GeronL]

so they have no use for my wormhole generator?

/sarcasm

always cool to see any private space effort

[KevinDavis]

[anymouse]

so they have no use for my wormhole generator?

Last I checked we have no shortage of work hole generators. :)