{"id":577718,"date":"2023-12-08T14:12:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T19:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=press-release&p=577718"},"modified":"2024-01-31T14:47:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T19:47:57","slug":"nasa-names-winners-of-2023-nasa-entrepreneurs-challenge","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-names-winners-of-2023-nasa-entrepreneurs-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Names Winners of 2023 NASA Entrepreneurs Challenge"},"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-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ec-2023-main-image1.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ec-2023-main-image1.jpeg?w=1280\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" 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\/12\/ec-2023-main-image1.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ec-2023-main-image1.jpeg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ec-2023-main-image1.jpeg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ec-2023-main-image1.jpeg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ec-2023-main-image1.jpeg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ec-2023-main-image1.jpeg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ec-2023-main-image1.jpeg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ec-2023-main-image1.jpeg?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA has announced the 2023 winners of the NASA Entrepreneurs Challenge, which recognizes and supports entrepreneurs working on technology that advances the agency\u2019s science goals. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/artist’s concept <\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA is announcing final winners of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/nasas-entrepreneurs-challenge-to-advance-science-focused-technologies\/\">2023 NASA Entrepreneurs Challenge,<\/a> which focused this year on lunar exploration and climate science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entrepreneurs from across the United States came together at the Defense TechConnect Innovation Summit and Expo in Washington to pitch their ideas to a panel of NASA judges and venture experts. Winning organizations will be awarded an $85,000 grand prize for technologies that advance the agency\u2019s science goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cScience and technology work hand in hand,\u201d said Nicky Fox, associate administrator for science at NASA Headquarters in Washington. \u201cOur science goals are advanced by creative new technologies, and challenges like this open doors to innovative ideas from entrepreneurs around the country. We are always looking for the brightest, cutting-edge ideas to help NASA move forward its visionary research regarding Earth, the Moon, and the entire universe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2023 NASA Entrepreneurs Challenge sought solutions in two areas: to provide ideas for lunar payloads that may attract non-governmental funding for delivery to the surface of the Moon by a commercial provider; and climate science to obtain high quality data from small, hosted instruments, as well as new business models for using existing climate data to address climate and environmental problems. Earlier this year, 11 challenge participants were selected as Round 1 winners, and received $16,000 each to advance to the final, second round of the challenge.<br><br>The Round 2 Winners are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Visual-Inertial Position & Navigation for Moon by Skyline Nav AI<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lunar Anti-Dust Microgrid Payload by Front Range<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deep Detection of Methane in Satellite Data by GeoLabe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cislune Lunar Fuel Refinery and Exporter by Cislune<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ringside Seats: Mote Lunar Landing Support System by Space Initiatives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robotic Utility Transmission Infrastructure by BlinkSpace<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PRISM: Personal RealTime Insight from Spatial Maps by Pegasus Intelligence and Space<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the monetary prize, the challenge provided winners with exposure to external funders and investors, and offered insight into how entrepreneurs can work with NASA in the future. NASA emphasized reaching entrepreneurs from historically underrepresented communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about the award, visit:<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasaentrepreneurchallenge.org\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.nasaentrepreneurchallenge.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Karen Fox<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-1600<br><a href=\"mailto:karen.fox@nasa.gov\">karen.fox@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details\">\n<section class=\"padding-x-0 padding-top-5 padding-bottom-2 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-2 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t<div 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