“A space robotics competition opens today for school students. The aim is to design a robot that can move cargo from one end of an International Space Station (ISS) mock-up to another….
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NASA Announces Micro-g Experiment Design Teams
NASA is offering undergraduate students an opportunity to participate in a new microgravity activity called Micro-g Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Design Teams (Micro-g NExT). The deadline for proposals is Jan. 28, 2015. Micro-g…
Send Your Computer Code Into Space with Tim Peake
“Leading UK space organisations have joined forces with British ESA Astronaut Tim Peake and Raspberry Pi to offer students a chance to devise and code their own apps or experiment to run…
NASA-USGS Data App Challenge
NASA in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering more than $35,000 in prizes to citizen scientists for ideas that make use of climate data to address vulnerabilities faced by…
NASA Seeks Ultralightweight Core Materials
NASA Space Technology Game Changing Program Solicitation for Ultralightweight Core Materials for Efficient Load-Bearing Composite Sandwich Structures – NASA is seeking proposals to develop and manufacture ultralightweight materials for aerospace vehicles and…
2015 ESA App Camp
“Apply today for the 2015 ESA App Camp in Barcelona, and the opportunity to develop mobile apps that tackle some of the world’s greatest challenges. This unique app development event offers access…
Challenge: Reducing Galactic Cosmic Rays to Enable Long Duration Deep Space Human Exploration
NASA is looking for ways to reduce astronauts’ exposure to Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCR) while on long duration deep space missions. Currently, exposure to GCR limits mission duration to approximately 150 days…
NASA Opens Cube Quest Challenge
Registration now is open for NASA’s Cube Quest Challenge, the agency’s first in-space competition that offers the agency’s largest-ever prize purse. Competitors have a shot at a share of $5 million in…
2014-2015 NASA Goddard OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Challenge
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center is launching the 2014-2015 TRANSFORMERS OPTIMUS PRIME Spinoff Challenge, hosted by the Innovative Technology Partnerships Office. The purpose of the challenge is to raise awareness of NASA’s…
NASA's Asteroid Grand Challenge Has New Ways To Participate
Ten new projects are providing opportunities for the public to participate in NASA’s Asteroid Grand Challenge, which accelerates the agency’s asteroid initiative work through innovative partnerships and collaborations. Through a Space Act…
NASA Selects Student Teams for High-Powered Rocket Challenge
NASA has selected eight teams from middle and high schools across the country to participate in the 2014-2015 NASA Student Launch Challenge, April 7-12, organized by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in…
NASA APPEL Virtual Project Management Challenge
On December 2, 2014, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST, the Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership (APPEL) will host a Virtual Project Management Challenge entitled APPEL–Technical Workforce Development. We invite…