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Centennial Challenges

NASA Centennial Challenges were initiated in 2005 to directly engage the public in the process of advanced technology development. The program offers incentive prizes to generate revolutionary solutions to problems of interest to NASA and the nation. The program seeks innovations from diverse and non-traditional sources. Competitors are not supported by government funding and awards are only made to successful teams when the challenges are met. Centennial Challenges is part of NASA’s Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing program.

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NASA’s LunaRecycle Challenge

Innovating Waste Management and Recycling Systems for Long-Duration Space Travel

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Centennial Challenges

Past Challenges

From 3D Printed Habitats and Astronaut gloves to lunar landers and sample robots, see some of our past challenges and winners.

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Media Resources

Learn about the NASA Centennial Challenges program and how we look to generate innovative solutions for technical problems of interest to NASA and the nation while providing participants with the opportunity to stimulate or create new business ventures.

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