Overview and Goals for Centennial Challenges . What Is Centennial Challenges? - Program of contests in which NASA will establish prize purses to stimulate innovation and competition in technical areas of interest to space exploration and ongoing NASA priorities. . Program Goals for Centennial Challenges - Stimulate innovation in ways that standard federal procurements cannot - Enrich NASA research by reaching new communities - Help address technology pitfalls - Achieve returns that outweigh program investment - Educate, inspire and motivate the public "Prehistory" of Centennial Challenges . Long History of Prizes for Technological Innovation - 18th Century: British Longitude Prize...
