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Help NASA build a home on the Moon and get $1 million prize: Check competition rules, key dates, how and where to apply

NASA launches $1 million student challenge to design permanent Moon base near South Pole

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Key points

  • NASA announced the Moon Base Student Challenge on November 8 at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
  • Teams of two to five students can compete for a total prize pool of $1 million.
  • Registration closes on January 25, 2027, with winners announced on May 6, 2027.

Why it matters. This initiative aims to engage the next generation of engineers in solving critical challenges for future human missions to the Moon and Mars.

Updated Sources: Indiatimes, Wikipedia: NASA, Wikipedia: Moon

NASA announced the Moon Base Student Challenge on November 8 to solicit engineering solutions for a permanent lunar base near the South Pole. High school and college students in the United States can form teams of two to five members to compete for a total prize pool of $1 million. Applicants must submit a concept paper by February 22, 2027, with winners revealed on May 6, 2027.

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Help NASA build a home on the Moon and get $1 million prize: Check competition rules, key dates, how and where to apply

On November 8, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman unveiled the Moon Base Student Challenge at a MAX POWER event in Florida to award up to $1 million for student designs of a lunar base near the South Pole. The competition invites eligible US high school and college teams to submit proposals addressing six specific engineering areas including power, construction, life support, mobility, communications, and safety. Participants must develop innovative solutions that help astronauts live and work on the Moon's surface as part of NASA's broader settlement plans.

IndiatimesWikipedia: NASAWikipedia: Moon

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