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NASA, NAMII Launch 3D Space Habitat Design Challenge

NASA, NAMII Launch 3D Space Habitat Design Challenge - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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space engineeringNASA and America Makes: National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute have created a three-dimensional printing contest aimed at helping the space agency design and build new systems for inhabiting deep space.

The 3-D Printed Habitat Challenge is created through the agency’s Centennial Challenges Program and offers up to $2.25 million in prizes, NASA said Saturday.

The competition’s first phase will run through Sept. 27 and focus on the development of space habitation models with 3D printers.

Phase two is divided into two categories and will challenge participants to build structural fabrication technologies and full-scale habitats using indigenous and recyclable materials.

NASA aims to deliver 3D printing machines for astronauts to build shelters on the surface of Mars or other deep-space destinations.

The agency believes the technology could also help people construct houses in remote areas where building materials are limited.

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Written by Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

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