NASA just launched a $1 million Moon Base Student Challenge to award cash prizes to students that solve lunar base problems
— NASA has officially launched the Moon Base Student Challenge, asking students to help build humanity's future on the moon.
Key points
- We need to move people and equipment around on the surface and support human life three days away from Earth," Isaacman said, illustrating just a few of the big issues that present with the concept of a moon base.
- To build and sustain a base on the moon, NASA will have to solve a myriad of problems.
- NASA Adminisrator Jared Isaacman invites students to help NASA build a moon base at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center.
"The prize money is great for sure, but the the real opportunity is to work on problems NASA is actively trying to solve right now, so students don't need to wait to graduation to contribute to that effort," Isaacman added.
Additional details
- "We are inviting students from across the country to help solve some of the problems that stand between humanity and a permanent presence on another world," Isaacman said.
- For participating students, they will form teams that will work on an idea from one of six different technical topics related to creating and running a moon base.
- "We're putting 1 million in prizes together to support the best ideas and recognize the teams behind them." Isaacman made this announcement wearing his blue flight suit from the rocket garden at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Visitor Center amidst the agency's MAX POWER air show event.
- But what moon base challenges does NASA want to see these students tackle?
- "The moon base will allow us to conduct groundbreaking science, test new technologies, and prepare again for where we inevitably go next, which is the red planet," he said.
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