{"id":578309,"date":"2024-01-31T11:17:14","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T16:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=578309"},"modified":"2024-03-04T16:04:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T21:04:29","slug":"nasas-big-idea-challenge","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasas-big-idea-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA’s BIG Idea Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"padding-0 bg-spacesuit-white wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-top-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 padding-3 padding-bottom-0 desktop:padding-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-0 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-end \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-page-intro-image-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/52814728801-ef63255ae5-c.jpg?w=800\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Student participants at NASA's 2018 BIG Idea Challenge at the agency's Glenn Research Center.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 44% 33%; object-position: 44% 33%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/52814728801-ef63255ae5-c.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/52814728801-ef63255ae5-c.jpg?resize=300,171 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/52814728801-ef63255ae5-c.jpg?resize=768,437 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/52814728801-ef63255ae5-c.jpg?resize=400,228 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/52814728801-ef63255ae5-c.jpg?resize=600,341 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 padding-top-2 padding-bottom-2 padding-left-3 padding-right-1 desktop:padding-3 desktop:padding-left-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-0 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-page-intro-image-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/52814695996-f885db5019-k-1.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Students participating in NASA's 2019 BIG Idea Forum at Langley Research Center.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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transform-origin: 59% 67%; object-position: 59% 67%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/northeastern-team-photo-landscape.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/northeastern-team-photo-landscape.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/northeastern-team-photo-landscape.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/northeastern-team-photo-landscape.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/northeastern-team-photo-landscape.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/northeastern-team-photo-landscape.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/northeastern-team-photo-landscape.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/northeastern-team-photo-landscape.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/northeastern-team-photo-landscape.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/northeastern-team-photo-landscape.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/northeastern-team-photo-landscape.jpg?resize=2000,1500 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-0 padding-bottom-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"page-heading-md display-block width-full margin-bottom-1\">NASA’s BIG Idea Challenge<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-7 padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-6 padding-bottom-5 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-0 padding-0\">The Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-Changing (BIG) Idea Challenge is an engineering design competition that seeks innovative ideas from teams of undergraduate and graduate students, tackling new themes each year that support technologies needed to develop technology needed to support NASA\u2019s exploration goals. Finalist teams receive up to $150,000 to build and test their concepts before presenting their projects to a panel of NASA and industry experts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigidea.nianet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary link-external-true\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"section-heading-md\">\n                                Visit the BIG Idea Challenge website <span class=\"usa-sr-only\">about NASA’s BIG Idea Challenge<\/span>                            <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\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\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-featured-video bg-carbon-black padding-y-8 padding-x-3 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-video\">\t<div class=\"grid-container-widescreen grid-container padding-x-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-5 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-featured-videos-video-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-carbon-40 margin-0 margin-bottom-2\">Featured Video<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"heading-36 color-spacesuit-white margin-top-0 margin-bottom-2\">NASA’s BIG Idea Challenge<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"color-carbon-20 p-sm margin-bottom-3\">Each year, the BIG Idea Challenge offers a real-world experience for college students and their advisors to develop technology needed to support NASA\u2019s exploration goals.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/student-teams-to-help-fill-the-inflatable-void-with-latest-student-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 color-spacesuit-white-important\" >\n\t\t\t\tLearn More                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\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\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-8 desktop:padding-left-5 position-relative\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-featured-videos-video-player\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jN7l2zOz8eM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen title=Live High-Definition Views from the International Space Station (Official NASA Stream)><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">\u201cThe BIG Idea Challenge proves time and time again <br>that engaging the academic community in complex technology <br>challenges is a worthwhile endeavor for everyone involved.\u201d  <br><br>\u2014 Niki Werkheiser, Director of Technology Maturation, <br>NASA\u2019s Space Technology Mission Directorate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-wide\"><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\/2024\/01\/how-to-compete-big-idea-graphic-2024.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/how-to-compete-big-idea-graphic-2024.png?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Infographic showing how to compete in NASA's BIG Idea Challenge.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 55% 66%; object-position: 55% 66%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/how-to-compete-big-idea-graphic-2024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/how-to-compete-big-idea-graphic-2024.png?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/how-to-compete-big-idea-graphic-2024.png?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/how-to-compete-big-idea-graphic-2024.png?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/how-to-compete-big-idea-graphic-2024.png?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/how-to-compete-big-idea-graphic-2024.png?resize=900,675 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Participation is open to teams of undergraduate and graduate students at\u00a0<strong>accredited U.S.-based colleges and universities officially affiliated with their state\u2019s Space Grant Consortium<\/strong>.<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"width-full maxw-full bg-carbon-05 hds-cover-wrapper minh-tablet-lg hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-callout\">\n\t<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper padding-bottom-9 padding-top-9 display-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-top-9 padding-x-3 z-400\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-y-9 padding-x-3 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"page-heading-md font-weight-extrabold line-height-heading-1 color-spacesuit-white-important\">2024 BIG Idea Challenge: Lunar Inflatable Systems <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-top-2 padding-0 margin-bottom-4 color-spacesuit-white-important\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/stmd\/student-innovators-invited-to-develop-big-ideas-for-lunar-inflatables\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary  link-external-true\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 color-spacesuit-white-important\" >\n\t\t\t\tLearn more about the 2024 Challenge\u00a0                                    <span class=\"usa-sr-only\"> about 2024 BIG Idea Challenge: Lunar Inflatable Systems <\/span>\n                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\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\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 z-400\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/gcd-bigidea-inflatablesgraphic-final.png?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Artist depiction of inflatable structures on the surface of the Moon including an inflatable manufacturing press, dust shield, garage, storage tanks, mobility vehicles, and a solar array.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/gcd-bigidea-inflatablesgraphic-final.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/gcd-bigidea-inflatablesgraphic-final.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/gcd-bigidea-inflatablesgraphic-final.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/gcd-bigidea-inflatablesgraphic-final.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/gcd-bigidea-inflatablesgraphic-final.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/gcd-bigidea-inflatablesgraphic-final.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/gcd-bigidea-inflatablesgraphic-final.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/gcd-bigidea-inflatablesgraphic-final.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/gcd-bigidea-inflatablesgraphic-final.png?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA\u2019s 2024 BIG Idea Challenge invites student innovators to build and demonstrate how their concepts can benefit future missions to the Moon and beyond. Inflatable systems could greatly reduce the mass and stowed volume of science and exploration payloads, which is critical for lowering delivery costs to deep space destinations. Student innovators have been invited to develop concepts for truly novel solutions for future space exploration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finalists will be selected by a panel of NASA and industry experts based on a proposal and video package that includes a specific, compelling mission scenario\/use case where an inflatable system would be applicable and advantageous. The proposal package is due February 1, 2024, and non-binding notices of intent (NOI) can be submitted on a rolling basis until that deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><br><em>NASA\u2019s Space Technology Mission Directorate sponsors the BIG Idea Challenge through a collaboration between its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stmd-game-changing-development\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stmd-game-changing-development\/\">Game Changing Development program<\/a>, in coordination with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/space-technology-mission-directorate\/lunar-surface-innovation-initiative\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/space-technology-mission-directorate\/lunar-surface-innovation-initiative\/\">Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/learning-resources\/national-space-grant-college-and-fellowship-project\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/learning-resources\/national-space-grant-college-and-fellowship-project\/\">NASA\u2019s Office of STEM Engagement\u2019s Space Grant <\/a>project.  The BIG Idea Challenge is managed by a partnership between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nianet.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nianet.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">National Institute of Aerospace<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jhuapl.edu\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.jhuapl.edu\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory<\/a> on behalf of NASA.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stmd-solicitations-and-opportunities\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/stmd-solicitations-and-opportunities\/\"><strong>Learn more about STMD Solicitations and Opportunities<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Past Challenges<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-tabbed-section color-mode-light padding-y-6 padding-x-3 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-tabbed-section\"> \n\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"hds-tab-nav usa-list usa-list--unstyled grid-row\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"presentation\" class=\"hds-tab-nav-item usa-active\" data-tab-id=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" id=\"tab0-2023\" aria-selected=\"true\" aria-controls=\"panel0-2023\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2023\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"presentation\" class=\"hds-tab-nav-item \" data-tab-id=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" id=\"tab1-2022\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel1-2022\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2022\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"presentation\" class=\"hds-tab-nav-item \" data-tab-id=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" id=\"tab2-2021\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel2-2021\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2021\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"presentation\" class=\"hds-tab-nav-item \" data-tab-id=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" id=\"tab3-2020\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel3-2020\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2020\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"presentation\" class=\"hds-tab-nav-item \" data-tab-id=\"4\">\n\t\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" id=\"tab4-2019\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel4-2019\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2019\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"presentation\" class=\"hds-tab-nav-item \" data-tab-id=\"5\">\n\t\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" id=\"tab5-2018\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel5-2018\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2018\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"presentation\" class=\"hds-tab-nav-item \" data-tab-id=\"6\">\n\t\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" id=\"tab6-2017\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel6-2017\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2017\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"presentation\" class=\"hds-tab-nav-item \" data-tab-id=\"7\">\n\t\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" type=\"button\" id=\"tab7-2016\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"panel7-2016\">\n\t\t\t\t\t2016\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tabs margin-top-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tab desktop:display-flex usa-active\" data-tab-id=\"0\" role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"panel0-2023\" aria-labelledby=\"tab0-2023\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-29\">Lunar Forge: Producing Metal Products on the Moon <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"heading-16\">NASA’s 2023 BIG Idea Challenge<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">The 2023 BIG Idea Challenge provided undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to design, develop, and demonstrate technologies that could enable the production of lunar infrastructure from ISRU-derived metals found on the Moon. Teams were invited to submit proposals that focused on any part of the metal product production pipeline from prospecting to testing. Key infrastructure products desired included storage vessels for liquids and gases, extrusions, pipes, power cables, and supporting structures (i.e., roads, landing pads, etc.).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigidea.nianet.org\/2023-forum-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-true\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 \" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More                 \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\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\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-image margin-bottom-2 minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-big-idea-website-background-crop-1920-x-1080p.png?w=985\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Illustration of an astronaut on the Moon working on metal forging\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-big-idea-website-background-crop-1920-x-1080p.png 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-big-idea-website-background-crop-1920-x-1080p.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-big-idea-website-background-crop-1920-x-1080p.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-big-idea-website-background-crop-1920-x-1080p.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-big-idea-website-background-crop-1920-x-1080p.png?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-big-idea-website-background-crop-1920-x-1080p.png?resize=900,506 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA\u2019s 2023 BIG Idea Challenge asked college students to design technologies that could support a metal production pipeline on the Moon \u2013 from extracting metal from lunar minerals to creating structures and tools.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: NASA\/Advanced Concepts Lab<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tab desktop:display-flex \" data-tab-id=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"panel1-2022\" aria-labelledby=\"tab1-2022\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-29\">Extreme Terrain Access for Mobility<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"heading-16\">NASA’s 2022 BIG Idea Challenge<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">The 2022 BIG Idea Challenge provided undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to design, develop, and demonstrate robotic systems with alternative rover locomotion modalities for use in off-world extreme lunar terrain applications. This competition was an open innovation challenge with minimal constraints so that proposing teams could genuinely create and develop out-of-the-box solutions. Teams were invited to submit proposals for robots with new mobility solutions in operating scenarios that required access to extreme terrain categories.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigidea.nianet.org\/past-competition-themes\/2022-forum-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-true\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 \" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\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\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-image margin-bottom-2 minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2020-lsii-bigidea-rovermobility-v3.png?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"2022 BIG Idea Challenge: Extreme Terrain Mobility\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 49% 91%; object-position: 49% 91%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2020-lsii-bigidea-rovermobility-v3.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2020-lsii-bigidea-rovermobility-v3.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2020-lsii-bigidea-rovermobility-v3.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2020-lsii-bigidea-rovermobility-v3.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2020-lsii-bigidea-rovermobility-v3.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2020-lsii-bigidea-rovermobility-v3.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2020-lsii-bigidea-rovermobility-v3.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2020-lsii-bigidea-rovermobility-v3.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2020-lsii-bigidea-rovermobility-v3.png?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">2022 BIG Idea Challenge: Extreme Terrain Mobility<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: NASA\/Advanced Concepts Lab<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tab desktop:display-flex \" data-tab-id=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"panel2-2021\" aria-labelledby=\"tab2-2021\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-29\">Lunar Dust Mitigation<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"heading-16\">NASA’s 2021 BIG Idea Challenge<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">NASA asked university and college students around the country to help solve the pesky problem of lunar dust as the agency plans for sustainable human exploration of the Moon. Through the 2021 competitive BIG Idea Challenge and the Space Grant project, NASA awarded nearly $1 million to seven university teams to develop their innovative lunar dust mitigation solutions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigidea.nianet.org\/past-competition-themes\/2021-forum-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-true\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 \" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\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\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-image margin-bottom-2 minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/dust-mitigation-2.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Artist concept of an astronaut holding lunar regolith in hands with a rover and surface technology in the background.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.1); transform-origin: 50% 100%; object-position: 50% 100%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/dust-mitigation-2.jpg 4552w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/dust-mitigation-2.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/dust-mitigation-2.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/dust-mitigation-2.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/dust-mitigation-2.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/dust-mitigation-2.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/dust-mitigation-2.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/dust-mitigation-2.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/dust-mitigation-2.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/dust-mitigation-2.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/dust-mitigation-2.jpg?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Strategies that diminish lunar dust hazards on lunar surface systems such as cameras, solar panels, space suits, habitats, and instrumentation keep allow our crew and robotics to fulfill mission objectives safely and productively. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA <\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tab desktop:display-flex \" data-tab-id=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"panel3-2020\" aria-labelledby=\"tab3-2020\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-29\">Capabilities to Study Dark Regions on the Moon<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"heading-16\">NASA’s 2020 BIG Idea Challenge<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">During the 2020 BIG Idea Challenge, NASA asked Space Grant-affiliated universities to submit strong proposals for sample lunar payloads that can demonstrate technology systems needed for exploration and science in the Permanently Shadowed Regions (PSRs) in and near the Moon’s polar regions <br>that have remained dark for billions of years.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigidea.nianet.org\/past-competition-themes\/2020-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-true\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 \" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\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\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-image margin-bottom-2 minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/extreme-access-puffer.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Artist conception of technology designed to access, navigate, and explore surface and sub-surface areas on the Moon.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 58% 0%; object-position: 58% 0%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/extreme-access-puffer.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/extreme-access-puffer.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/extreme-access-puffer.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/extreme-access-puffer.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/extreme-access-puffer.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/extreme-access-puffer.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/extreme-access-puffer.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/extreme-access-puffer.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/extreme-access-puffer.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Artist conception of technology designed to access, navigate, and explore surface and sub-surface areas on the Moon. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tab desktop:display-flex \" data-tab-id=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"panel4-2019\" aria-labelledby=\"tab4-2019\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-29\">Marsboreal Greenhouse Design<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"heading-16\">NASA’s 2019 BIG Idea Challenge<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">The 2019 BIG Idea Challenge provided undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to design, develop, and demonstrate innovative ideas for the installation and sustainable operation of a habitat-sized Mars greenhouse, with the primary purpose of food production. An efficient and safe greenhouse design could not only assist with Mars missions, but also long-term lunar missions with Artemis.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigidea.nianet.org\/past-competition-themes\/2019-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-true\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 \" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\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\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-image margin-bottom-2 minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2019-big-idea-challenge.png?w=708\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Artist\u2019s rendering of the interior of a potential Mars greenhouse.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2019-big-idea-challenge.png 708w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2019-big-idea-challenge.png?resize=300,208 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2019-big-idea-challenge.png?resize=400,277 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2019-big-idea-challenge.png?resize=600,415 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Artist\u2019s rendering of the interior of a potential Mars greenhouse.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Image courtesy of SEArch+<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tab desktop:display-flex \" data-tab-id=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"panel5-2018\" aria-labelledby=\"tab5-2018\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-29\">Solar Power Systems for Mars<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"heading-16\">NASA’s 2018 BIG Idea Challenge<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">The 2018 BIG Idea Challenge provided undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to design, develop, and demonstrate concepts for a reliable operating power source that could be put in place on Mars ahead of the arrival of the first humans. The challenge sought concepts for unique designs, installation and sustainable operation of a large solar-power system.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigidea.nianet.org\/past-competition-themes\/2018-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-true\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 \" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\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\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-image margin-bottom-2 minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/181286main-image-feature-857-ys-full.webp?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 72% 0%; object-position: 72% 0%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/181286main-image-feature-857-ys-full.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/181286main-image-feature-857-ys-full.webp?resize=300,188 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/181286main-image-feature-857-ys-full.webp?resize=768,481 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/181286main-image-feature-857-ys-full.webp?resize=1024,642 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/181286main-image-feature-857-ys-full.webp?resize=1536,962 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/181286main-image-feature-857-ys-full.webp?resize=400,251 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/181286main-image-feature-857-ys-full.webp?resize=600,376 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/181286main-image-feature-857-ys-full.webp?resize=900,564 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/181286main-image-feature-857-ys-full.webp?resize=1200,752 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/181286main-image-feature-857-ys-full.webp?resize=2000,1253 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Artist rendering of potential Martian solar array system.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/JPL\/UA\/Lockheed Martin<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tab desktop:display-flex \" data-tab-id=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"panel6-2017\" aria-labelledby=\"tab6-2017\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-29\">In-Space Assembly of Spacecraft<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"heading-16\">NASA’s 2017 BIG Idea Challenge<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">The 2017 BIG Idea Challenge provided undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to design, develop, and demonstrate modular concepts and systems that could provide the ability for in-space assembly of spacecraft \u2013 particularly tugs, propelled by solar electric propulsion (SEP) \u2013 that can transfer payloads for low-Earth orbit to a lunar distant retrograde orbit.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigidea.nianet.org\/past-competition-themes\/2017-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-true\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 \" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\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\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-image margin-bottom-2 minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/grc-2023-c-05543.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A solar electric propulsion thruster emits the blue hue of Xenon gas during testing. Vibrant blue light emanates in a circular shape from the dark grey thruster, which is mounted inside a vacuum chamber. The blue light then narrows into a plume as it moves farther away from the thruster, illuminating the otherwise darkened chamber.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 55% 63%; object-position: 55% 63%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/grc-2023-c-05543.jpg 2752w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/grc-2023-c-05543.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/grc-2023-c-05543.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/grc-2023-c-05543.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/grc-2023-c-05543.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/grc-2023-c-05543.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/grc-2023-c-05543.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/grc-2023-c-05543.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/grc-2023-c-05543.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/grc-2023-c-05543.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/grc-2023-c-05543.jpg?resize=2000,1334 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">A solar electric propulsion thruster emits the blue hue of Xenon gas during testing. Vibrant blue light emanates in a circular shape from the dark grey thruster, which is mounted inside a vacuum chamber. The blue light then narrows into a plume as it moves farther away from the thruster, illuminating the otherwise darkened chamber. <\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-tab desktop:display-flex \" data-tab-id=\"7\" role=\"tabpanel\" id=\"panel7-2016\" aria-labelledby=\"tab7-2016\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-right-5 padding-bottom-4 desktop:padding-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-29\">Deployable Aeroshell Technology<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"heading-16\">NASA’s 2016 BIG Idea Challenge<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-md\">NASA\u2019s inaugural BIG Idea Challenge invited proposals for innovative ideas for generating lift using inflatable spacecraft heat shields or hypersonic inflatable aerodynamic decelerator (HIAD) technology.\u00a0Interested teams of undergraduate and\/or graduate students were asked to submit white papers describing their concepts outlining new approaches such as shape morphing and pneumatic actuation to dynamically alter the HIAD inflatable structure.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bigidea.nianet.org\/past-competition-themes\/2016-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button-primary button-primary-sm link-external-true\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"line-height-alt-1 \" >\n\t\t\t\tRead More                \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\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\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col desktop:padding-left-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-tabbed-section-image margin-bottom-2 minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/15-189a.webp?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Artist\u2019s rendering of a hypersonic inflatable aerodynamic decelerator technology concept.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.7); transform-origin: 29% 40%; object-position: 29% 40%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/15-189a.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/15-189a.webp?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/15-189a.webp?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/15-189a.webp?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/15-189a.webp?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/15-189a.webp?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/15-189a.webp?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/15-189a.webp?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/15-189a.webp?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Artist\u2019s rendering of a hypersonic inflatable aerodynamic decelerator technology concept.  <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-featured-link-list bg-spacesuit-white padding-x-2 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-4 padding-y-5 desktop:padding-y-6 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-featured-link-list\">\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-22\">\n\t\t\t\tWeb Resources\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row padding-y-2 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row featured-link-list-row width-full flex-align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-2 desktop:grid-col-1 tablet:padding-right-3 desktop:padding-right-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full ratio-1x1 radius-pill overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/big-idea-logo-small.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"BIG Idea Challenge logo\" style=\"transform: scale(1.3); 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