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Centennial Challenges

The goal of NASA’s Centennial Challenges is to stimulate innovation in basic and applied research, technology development, and prototype demonstration that have the potential for application to the performance of the space and aeronautical activities of the administration.

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In keeping with the spirit of the Wright Brothers and other American innovators, the Centennial Challenge prizes are offered to independent inventors including small businesses, student groups and individuals. These independent inventors are sought to generate innovative solutions for technical problems of interest to NASA and the nation and to provide them with the opportunity to stimulate or create new business ventures.

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Contacts

NASA Centennial Challenge is managed by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Challenge Inquiries? E-mail here

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Kim Krome
Program Manager (Acting)
kimberly.w.krome@nasa.gov

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Lane Figueroa
Public Relations Officer
lane.e.figueroa@nasa.gov

Media Resources

A black plastic tray full of green alfalfa sprouts is in full focus, taking up much of the photo. In the background, slightly out of focus, a white man is wearing a navy t-shirt and light blue gloves as he works on preparing some sprouts to be eaten as samples. The background includes a large white bowl full of greens, small sample cups, and a bottle of oil. Behind the man is an incubation station where his team’s food system is displayed.

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A fair-skinned woman with dark brown hair smiles as she floats in zero gravity aboard the International Space Station. She is wearing a white t-shirt and gray cargo pants with a dark belt and a wristwatch. Floating in front of her are two avocados and four mini bell peppers. Behind her are many wires, mechanisms and storage containers affixed to the walls of the International Space Station corridor.

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Centennial Challenges Team

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Kimberly W. Krome-Sieja

Centennial Challenges Program Manager (Acting)

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Centennial Challenges Challenge Manager

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Past Centennial Challenges

View past challenges that include 3-D printed habitats, space robotics, vascular tissue and more.

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Zopherus for NASA?s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, Phase 3: Level 1 competition
Team Zopherus from Rogers, Arkansas, is the first-place winner of Phase 3: Level 1 of NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. The team’s design includes using a moving printer that deploys rovers to retrieve local materials.

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Astronaut Jessica Watkins works on the Surface Avatar laptop computer to study ways to command and control surface-bound robots from space.
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