{"id":550338,"date":"2023-11-07T14:56:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T19:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=550338"},"modified":"2023-11-09T16:02:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T21:02:42","slug":"going-beyond-the-challenge-for-new-and-continued-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/going-beyond-the-challenge-for-new-and-continued-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Going Beyond the Challenge for New and Continued Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/air-company-founders-1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/air-company-founders-1.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Two men stand in a room with industrial-style equipment behind them. On the metal table in front of them are four clear bottles of varying sizes with clear liquid inside the bottles. The men are wearing all black clothing and white tennis shoes.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 57% 58%; object-position: 57% 58%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/air-company-founders-1.jpg 6442w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/air-company-founders-1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/air-company-founders-1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/air-company-founders-1.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/air-company-founders-1.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/air-company-founders-1.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/air-company-founders-1.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/air-company-founders-1.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/air-company-founders-1.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/air-company-founders-1.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/air-company-founders-1.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA\u2019s Centennial Challenges has an impact far greater than just space travel \u2013 just ask Air Co., a Brooklyn-based company that competed and won a three-way tie in the CO<sub>2<\/sub> Conversion Challenge, which ran from 2018 to 2021. Air Co. founders Stafford Sheehan (left) and Gregory Constantine (right) used their innovative idea, which originally existed to convert carbon dioxide into glucose, to create immediately usable hand sanitizer at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.  <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: Air Company<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s note: An update to this story, Going Beyond the Challenge for New and Continued Success, was published on Nov. 9, 2023. The updated text elaborates on the products offered by the Air Company.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s Space Technology Mission Directorate connects the public to the agency\u2019s missions and explores creative possibilities for addressing the agency\u2019s research and technology development needs through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/prizes-challenges-and-crowdsourcing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prizes, challenges, and crowdsourcing<\/a> opportunities. These challenges bridge NASA\u2019s institutional expertise with the ingenuity of industry experts, universities, and the public at large, resulting in collaborations that help advance space technology solutions. For many solvers, success doesn\u2019t stop when the NASA challenge ends. Past participants have gone on to work with NASA in other ways and take their technology to new heights in the commercial sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Commercializing Challenge-Supported CO<sub>2<\/sub> Technology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Air Company of Brooklyn, New York, was one of three teams to win the final round of NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/prizes-challenges-and-crowdsourcing\/centennial-challenges\/co%e2%82%82-conversion-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CO<sub>2<\/sub>\u202fConversion Challenge<\/strong><\/a>, which concluded in August 2021. This challenge asked the public to develop ways to convert carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2<\/sub>), an abundant resource on Mars, into sugar, which could be used by astronauts to make products including plastics, adhesives, fuels, food, and medicine. Air Company received a $700,000 award in the final phase of the competition for its thermochemical sugar production. First, CO<sub>2<\/sub> and hydrogen are combined to make methanol, then hydrogen is removed to turn methanol into formaldehyde. The third chemical reaction produces a simple sugar called D-glucose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since participating in the CO<sub>2<\/sub> Conversion Challenge, Air Company has commercialized its CO<sub>2<\/sub>-converting technology in unique ways, producing aviation and rocket fuels, hand sanitizer, fragrance oil, and even vodka. The CO<sub>2<\/sub> used is sourced from biogenic emissions \u2013 mitigating emissions that are released into the atmosphere from ethanol fermentation facilities.<sup><a href=\"\/general\/going-beyond-the-challenge-for-new-and-continued-success\/#endnote1\">1<\/a><\/sup> The company has also gone on to compete in NASA\u2019s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/centennial_challenges\/spacefood\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deep Space Food Challenge<\/a> <\/strong>and developed a system and processes for turning air, water, electricity, and yeast into food. In May 2023, Air Company was named a winner in Phase 2 of the challenge, receiving a $150,000 prize from NASA and a chance to compete in Phase 3 for a grand prize of $750,000 from a total prize purse of up to $1.5 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cross-Program Competitors Advance Lunar Power Solutions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Astrobotic Technology, a small business based in Pittsburgh, was named a grand prize winner of\u202fPhase 1 of NASA’s\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/nasa.gov\/wattson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Watts on the Moon Challenge<\/strong><\/a> in May 2021. The company is no stranger to NASA \u2013 in fact, John Thornton, CEO of Astrobotic, credits early <a href=\"https:\/\/sbir.nasa.gov\/success-stories\/lunar-technology-roots-sbirsttr-will-reach-moon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)<\/a> funding as \u201cthe lifeblood of the company,\u201d starting with its first award in 2009. Astrobotic has also received funding from NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/space-tech-industry-partnerships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tipping Point<\/a> program and was selected to deliver scientific and technology payloads to the Moon as part of the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercial-lunar-payload-services\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Commercial Lunar Payloads Services<\/a> (CLPS) initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/surface-power.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/surface-power.png?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Artist concept of a vertical solar array being used as a power source on the surface of the Moon with robotics positioned nearby.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/surface-power.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/surface-power.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/surface-power.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/surface-power.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/surface-power.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/surface-power.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/surface-power.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/surface-power.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/surface-power.png?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Having continuous power throughout the lunar day and night during missions on the surface of the Moon is an essential technology asset for long-term crew and scientific exploration.   <\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>For the Watts on the Moon Challenge, teams were asked to submit ideas for up to three parts of a hypothetical mission scenario: generating power from a plant to harvest water and oxygen from a dark crater on the Moon\u2019s South Pole. Astrobotic received the grand prize in response to the first part of the scenario, proposing a fleet of small rovers that transport power cables between the solar array power source and the rover that operates inside the crater. The team also received a prize for collaborating with Montreal startup Eternal Light Photonics Corp. for a wireless mobile power beaming solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Astrobotic, the prizes contribute to the company\u2019s development of lunar surface power infrastructure.<sup><a href=\"\/general\/going-beyond-the-challenge-for-new-and-continued-success\/#endnote2\">2<\/a><\/sup> In August 2022, the company was selected by NASA to receive $6.2 million to help advance Vertical Solary Array Technology (VSAT) under the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stmd-game-changing-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Game Changing Development program<\/a>.<sup><a href=\"\/general\/going-beyond-the-challenge-for-new-and-continued-success\/#endnote3\">3<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Printing Homes for Extraterrestrial Lands and on Earth<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In November 2022, small business ICON, based in Austin, Texas, received a $57.2 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/marshall\/nasa-icon-advance-lunar-construction-technology-for-moon-missions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contract<\/a> from NASA to develop construction technologies that could support infrastructure such as landing pads, habitats, and roads on the Moon. This effort supports NASA\u2019s Moon to Mars Planetary Autonomous Construction Technologies (MMPACT) project. Preceding this, the company participated in NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/centennial_challenges\/3DPHab\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>3D-Printed Habitat Challenge<\/strong><\/a>, which ran from 2015 to 2019. This challenge asked competitors to design, develop, and test several areas of 3D printing that could contribute to potential human shelter on Mars. ICON partnered with the Colorado School of Mines in Phase 3: Level 1 of the challenge. The team was named a top ten finalist for their digital representation of a house on Mars using building information modeling software tools.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1_icon_olympus_multi-purpose_isru-based_lunarconstructionsystem_concept-render_nov2022_for_icon_release.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1_icon_olympus_multi-purpose_isru-based_lunarconstructionsystem_concept-render_nov2022_for_icon_release.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A new award from NASA will support ICON in developing construction technology that could be used on the Moon and Mars.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1_icon_olympus_multi-purpose_isru-based_lunarconstructionsystem_concept-render_nov2022_for_icon_release.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1_icon_olympus_multi-purpose_isru-based_lunarconstructionsystem_concept-render_nov2022_for_icon_release.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1_icon_olympus_multi-purpose_isru-based_lunarconstructionsystem_concept-render_nov2022_for_icon_release.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1_icon_olympus_multi-purpose_isru-based_lunarconstructionsystem_concept-render_nov2022_for_icon_release.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1_icon_olympus_multi-purpose_isru-based_lunarconstructionsystem_concept-render_nov2022_for_icon_release.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1_icon_olympus_multi-purpose_isru-based_lunarconstructionsystem_concept-render_nov2022_for_icon_release.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1_icon_olympus_multi-purpose_isru-based_lunarconstructionsystem_concept-render_nov2022_for_icon_release.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1_icon_olympus_multi-purpose_isru-based_lunarconstructionsystem_concept-render_nov2022_for_icon_release.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1_icon_olympus_multi-purpose_isru-based_lunarconstructionsystem_concept-render_nov2022_for_icon_release.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1_icon_olympus_multi-purpose_isru-based_lunarconstructionsystem_concept-render_nov2022_for_icon_release.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1_icon_olympus_multi-purpose_isru-based_lunarconstructionsystem_concept-render_nov2022_for_icon_release.jpg?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The technology ICON initially developed through the NASA challenge has helped pave several paths for the company. In addition to designing extraterrestrial infrastructure, ICON also impacts global housing by constructing 3D printed homes on Earth. The company created the first 3D printed community of homes in Nacajuca, Mexico.<sup><a href=\"\/general\/going-beyond-the-challenge-for-new-and-continued-success\/#endnote4\">4<\/a><\/sup> Taking its challenge journey full circle, ICON has also released its own global architecture competition open to the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Global Participation Leads to Mini Rover Missions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Based in Budapest, Hungary, Puli Space Technologies is an example of the global collaboration that is possible through prize, challenge, and crowdsourcing opportunities. In 2020, the company participated in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/news\/nasa-announces-mini-payload-challenge-winners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Honey, I Shrunk the NASA Payload<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>competition, which sought designs for miniature science instruments \u2013 about the size of a bar of soap \u2013 that could help scout the lunar surface, collecting key information about the Moon, its resources, and the environment. The challenge was sponsored by NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/space-technology-mission-directorate\/lunar-surface-innovation-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative<\/a> to cultivate new ideas, spur innovation and enhance the development of capabilities for exploration of the lunar surface. The challenge received 132 entries from 29 countries. Puli Space won first prize in the first iteration of the challenge for its conceptual Puli Lunar Water Snooper (PLWS) to identify hydrogen and all hydrogen-bearing volatiles, like water-ice, on the Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the challenge, NASA released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mini-crowdsourced-payloads-support-nasa-artemis-missions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Honey, I Shrunk the NASA Payload Challenge, the Sequel<\/strong><\/a>, a two-year challenge that asked teams to develop, build, and prototype their miniature rover payloads. Out of the 14 finalists from the original challenge, four teams were chosen to advance to stage 2 of the sequel challenge. As part of the challenge, NASA provided $675,000, which was split between the four teams to fund development. Puli Space placed second in the sequel challenge for developing PLWS. According to Puli Space CEO Tibor Pacher, the connections made in preparing for the challenge led to PLWS\u2019s placement on at least two planned commercial Moon missions.<sup><a href=\"\/general\/going-beyond-the-challenge-for-new-and-continued-success\/#endnote5\">5<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Endnotes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"endnote1\">[1] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aircompany.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.aircompany.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"endnote2\">[2] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astrobotic.com\/astrobotic-wins-two-nasa-prizes-for-lunar-power-infrastructure\/\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.astrobotic.com\/astrobotic-wins-two-nasa-prizes-for-lunar-power-infrastructure\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[3] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/three-companies-to-help-nasa-advance-solar-array-technology-for-moon\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/three-companies-to-help-nasa-advance-solar-array-technology-for-moon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"endnote4\">[4]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iconbuild.com\/projects\/3d-printed-homes-in-nacajuca-mexico-with-new-story\" rel=\"noopener\"> https:\/\/www.iconbuild.com\/projects\/3d-printed-homes-in-nacajuca-mexico-with-new-story<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"endnote5\">[5] <a href=\"https:\/\/lsic.jhuapl.edu\/Resources\/files\/Newsletters\/LSIC-Newsletter_2023_June_v4.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/lsic.jhuapl.edu\/Resources\/files\/Newsletters\/LSIC-Newsletter_2023_June_v4.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center nasa-button-link padding-y-1 padding-x-0 hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/open-innovation-2023\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-md link-external-false\" aria-label=\"Return to Open Innovation at NASA Home\">\n\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1\">Return to Open Innovation at NASA Home<\/span>\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"button-primary-circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-articles\">\t\t<section class=\"hds-related-articles padding-x-0 padding-y-3 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0 text-align-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\"><h2 style=\"max-width: 100%;\" class=\"width-full w-full maxw-full\">Explore More<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/propelling-nasa-closer-to-the-moon-and-mars-with-open-innovation\/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/marsxr2.png?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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class=\"article-tag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/prizes-challenges-and-crowdsourcing\/\">Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing Program<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover More Topics From NASA<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/space-technology-mission-directorate\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 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