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build and demonstrate their prototypes 

at their own facility. Required samples 

from the prototypes will be sent to 

external laboratories for testing as 

described in the Official Rules 

document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

register for or get additional information 

regarding the Deep Space Food 

Challenge, please visit: 

deepspacefoodchallenge.org. 

Questions and comments regarding 

the challenge should be addressed to 

Monsi Roman, Centennial Challenges 

Program Manager, NASA Marshall 

Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 

35812. Email address: hq-stmdcentennialchallenges@mail.nasa.gov. 

For general information on NASA prize 

competitions, challenges, and 

crowdsourcing opportunities, please 

visit: nasa.gov/solve. 

For general information on the 

Canadian Space Agency please visit: 

https://www.canada.ca/en/spaceagency.html. General questions and 

comments regarding the program should 

be addressed to ASC.DefiAELDSFChallenge.CSA@canada.ca. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary 

Food is a critical component of 

human space exploration missions. 

When humans return to the lunar 

surface, the early missions are expected 

to use prepackaged foods similar to 

those in use on the International Space 

Station (ISS) today but extending the 

duration of lunar missions requires 

reducing resupply dependency on 

Earth. Thus, testing a sustainable system 

on the Moon that meets lunar crews’ 

needs is a fundamental step for both 

lunar sustainability and will also 

support Mars exploration. As part of 

this, space agencies are focused on how 

to furnish crew members with a viable 

system that produces food for all long 

duration space missions. Solutions from 

the Deep Space Food Challenge could 

be part of the larger food system as an 

integrated solution that: 

• Provides all daily nutritional needs 

• Provides a variety of palatable and 

safe food choices 

• Enables acceptable, safe, and quick 

preparation methods 

• Limits resource requirements with no 

dependency on direct periodic 

resupply from Earth over durations 

increasing from months to years 

In short, space agencies will need to 

provide their future crew members with 

nutritious foods they will enjoy eating 

within all of the constraints of current 

technology for life away from Earth. 

They must also ensure that the process 

to create, grow, and/or prepare the food 

is not time consuming and not 

unpleasant. Although there are many 

food systems on Earth that may offer 

benefits to space travelers, the ability of 

these systems to meet spaceflight 

demands has not yet been established. 

Additionally, food insecurity is a 

significant chronic problem on Earth in 

urban, rural, and harsh environments 

and communities. In places like the 

Arctic and Canada’s North, the cost of 

providing fresh produce on the shelves 

can be incredibly high. This can also 

support greater food production in other 

milder environments, including major 

urban centers where vertical farming, 

urban agriculture and other novel food 

production techniques can play a more 

significant role. 

Disasters can also disrupt supply 

chains, on which all people depend, 

and further aggravate food shortages. 

Developing compact and innovative 

advanced food system solutions can 

further enhance local production and 

reduce food supply chain challenges, 

providing new solutions for 

humanitarian responses to floods and 

droughts, and new technologies for 

rapid deployment following disasters. 

The Deep Space Food Challenge will 

identify technology solutions that can: 

• Help fill food gaps for a crew of 4 for 

a three-year round-trip mission with 

no resupply 

• Improve the accessibility of food on 

Earth, in particular, via production 

directly in urban centers and in 

remote and harsh environments 

• Achieve maximum food output with 

minimal inputs and minimal waste 

• Create a variety of palatable, 

nutritious, and safe foods that 

requires little processing time for 

crew members 

This Challenge seeks to incentivize 

Teams to develop novel technologies, 

systems and/or approaches for food 

production that need not meet the full 

nutritional requirements of future crews 

but can contribute significantly to and 

be integrated into a comprehensive food 

system. 

I. Prize Amounts 

Phase 2 of the Deep Space Food 

Challenge has a total prize purse of 

$1,000,000 USD, (one million United 

States dollars). 

Up to 10 top scoring U.S. Teams will 

be named ‘‘finalists’’ and will receive 

$20,000 USD each from NASA and will 

move on to compete in the final on-site 

demonstration. 

After the final on-site demonstration 

up to 5 top scoring U.S. Teams will each 

be awarded $150,000 USD each and be 

invited to compete in Phase 3 (should 

Phase 3 open for competition). 

Additionally, a total of $50,000 USD 

will be available for bonus prizes for up 

to 5 U.S. Teams to be awarded when 

finalists Teams are announced. U.S. 

Teams do not need to be named as a 

finalist in order to be awarded a bonus 

prize. 

U.S. Teams must meet the eligibility 

requirements for the NASA Prize in 

order to receive a prize from NASA. 

II. Eligibility To Participate and Win 

Prize Money 

To be eligible to win a prize, 

competitors must register and comply 

with all requirements in the Official 

Rules. Interested Teams should refer to 

the official Challenge website 

(deepspacefoodchallenge.org) for full 

details on eligibility and registration. 

III. Official Rules 

The complete official rules for the 

Deep Space Food Challenge can be 

found at: deepspacefoodchallenge.org. 

Deborah F. Bloxon, 

NASA Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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