{"id":8638,"date":"2022-09-22T11:53:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T18:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casgc.ucsd.edu\/?p=8638"},"modified":"2022-09-22T11:53:24","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T18:53:24","slug":"nasas-2023-big-idea-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casgc.ucsd.edu\/?p=8638","title":{"rendered":"NASA’s 2023 Big Idea Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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The\u00a0<\/a>B<\/a>reakthrough,<\/a>\u00a0<\/a>I<\/a>nnovative, and\u00a0<\/a>G<\/a>ame-changing (<\/a>BIG<\/a>)\u00a0<\/a>Idea Challenge<\/a>\u00a0is one of\u00a0NASA\u2019s premier engineering design competitions engaging universities in NASA’s Mission to develop space exploration technologies for the Moon.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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NASA seeks proposals from universities affiliated with their state’s Space Grant Consortium (or partnered with an affiliated school) to\u00a0design, develop, and demonstrate technologies that will enable the production of lunar infrastructure from<\/div>\n
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Proposing teams are encouraged to request the funding needed<\/div>\n
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Call for Proposals:<\/div>\n
Lunar Forge: Producing Metal Products on the Moon<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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For the\u00a02023 BIG Idea Challenge<\/a>, NASA solicits team proposals from Space Grant affiliated universities and colleges for a\u00a0wide range of technologies that will enable the production of lunar infrastructure from ISRU-derived metals found on the Moon.\u00a0Key infrastructure products desired are storage vessels for liquids and gases, extrusions, pipes, power cables, and supporting structures (i.e., roads, landing pads, etc.).<\/div>\n
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Teams are invited to submit proposals that focus on any part of the product production pipeline*\u00a0from prospecting to testing, including:<\/div>\n