{"id":7165,"date":"2016-08-03T11:20:34","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T19:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/casgc.ucsd.edu\/?p=7165"},"modified":"2016-08-03T11:20:34","modified_gmt":"2016-08-03T19:20:34","slug":"call-for-nasa-2017-rasc-al-proposals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casgc.ucsd.edu\/?p=7165","title":{"rendered":"Call for NASA 2017 RASC-AL Proposals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2017 RASC-AL competition is seeking concepts that leverage innovations to improve our ability to work more effectively in microgravity, with a focus on the design of more efficient subsystems. Successful proposals will demonstrate <strong>comprehensive engineering analysis<\/strong> of<strong>innovative capabilities and\/or new technologies<\/strong> for evolutionary architecture development to enable future missions, reduce cost, and\/or improve safety.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams that are selected will receive a <\/strong><strong>$6,000 stipend<\/strong><strong> to facilitate participation in the\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2017 RASC-AL Forum held in Cocoa Beach, Florida in June.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Student teams and their faculty advisors are invited to <a href=\"http:\/\/rascal.nianet.org\/forms\/\">submit abstract proposals<\/a> by<strong> <span data-term=\"goog_792986742\">January 19, 2017<\/span><\/strong>, responding to one of the following themes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lightweight Exercise Suite<\/li>\n<li>Airlock Design<\/li>\n<li>Commercially Enabled LEO\/Mars Habitable Module<\/li>\n<li>Logistics Delivery System<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Based on review of the abstracts by the RASC-AL Steering Committee, up to twenty teams will be selected to move to the next stage of the competition. \u00a0After evaluating Mid-Project Reviews in March, the Steering Committee will narrow the competition field and select 12-16 teams to move to the final phase of the competition. \u00a0These remaining teams will receive a stipend to facilitate full participation in the RASC-AL Forum in Cocoa Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The two top scoring teams will be invited to present their design and analysis projects to government and industry experts at a major Aerospace conference, such as AIAA Space 2017 (additional travel stipends provided).<\/p>\n<p>For your convenience, we have included a printable flyer describing the<a href=\"http:\/\/rascal.nianet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/2017_RASCAL-Theme-Flier-Final.pdf\">2017 RASC-AL challenge themes<\/a>. For complete information on the 2017 RASC-AL Design Competition, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/rascal.nianet.org\/\">http:\/\/rascal.nianet.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><u>IMPORTANT DATES<\/u><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"149\"><strong><span data-term=\"goog_792986743\">November 8, 2016<\/span>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"293\">Notice of Intent deadline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"149\"><strong><span data-term=\"goog_792986744\">January 19, 2017<\/span>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"293\">Abstract deadline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"149\"><strong><span data-term=\"goog_792986745\">February 3, 2017<\/span>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"293\">1st\u00a0down-select is made<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"149\"><strong><span data-term=\"goog_792986746\">March 16, 2017<\/span>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"293\">Mid-Project Review<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"149\"><strong><span data-term=\"goog_792986747\">April 3, 2017<\/span>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"293\">Final down-select is made<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"149\"><strong><span data-term=\"goog_792986748\">May 31-June 2, 2017<\/span>:<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"293\">2017 RASC-AL Forum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>For complete information on the 2017 RASC-AL Engineering Design Competition<\/p>\n<p>please visit the RASC-AL website at \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001hEFiQlWEH21VQPaBYI8BJM78wUjgw-hzgDWkjk905hR40mAuxzEAqEjy7XgS_-VNTgclyHKgGmEQ7rRTIKpPhQiYxcL_7GO5r64yZxOgvv4IT9UFzDSceQ==\">http:\/\/rascal.nianet.org<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>We encourage you to involve your undergraduate and graduate students in this competition, which gives them the opportunity to: interact with NASA and industry experts; develop relationships that could lead to participation in other NASA student research programs, and infuse concepts and data from RASC-AL into NASA human exploration program planning. \u00a0Multi-disciplinary teams are encouraged, and as well as multi-university teams, including partnerships with international institutions.<\/p>\n<p>Teams are requested to submit an online <a href=\"http:\/\/rascal.nianet.org\/forms\/\">Notice of Intent<\/a> to compete form which can found on the RASC-AL website. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the RASC-AL Program Team at <a href=\"mailto:rascal@nianet.org\">rascal@nianet.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2017 RASC-AL competition is seeking concepts that leverage innovations to improve our ability to work more effectively in microgravity, with a focus on the design of more efficient subsystems. 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