[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 94 (Friday, May 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 28014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11727]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice: 15-039]


Notice of Centennial Challenges 3D Printed Habitat Challenge--
Design Competition

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of Centennial Challenges 3D Printed Habitat Challenge--
Design Competition.

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SUMMARY: This notice is issued in accordance with 51 U.S.C. 20144(c). 
The 3D Printed (3DP) Habitat Challenge--Design Competition is scheduled 
and teams that wish to compete may now register. Centennial Challenges 
is a program of prize competitions to stimulate innovation in 
technologies of interest and value to NASA and the nation. The 3DP 
Habitat Challenge is a prize competition designed to encourage 
development of new technologies, or application of existing 
technologies, in unique ways to advance additive construction systems 
and to advance multi-material usage. NASA is providing the prize purse.

DATES: The Design Competition registration opens May 16, 2015, and the 
competition will conclude on September 27, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The 3DP Habitat Challenge--Design Competition will initially 
be conducted virtually via electronic submissions. After a scored down 
select process, the remaining submissions will compete at the New York 
City Maker Faire.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register for or get additional 
information regarding the 3D Printed Habitat Challenge--Design 
Competition, please visit: http://AmericaMakes.us/Challenge.
    For general information on the NASA Centennial Challenges Program 
please visit: http://www.nasa.gov/challenges. General questions and 
comments regarding the program should be addressed to Sam Ortega, 
Centennial Challenges Program, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center 
Huntsville, AL 35812. Email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary

    Competitors will design habitats making full (better) use of 
additive construction (manufacturing) processes and techniques. Designs 
will be rated on concept, innovation, documentation, habitability, 
constructability, functionality, energy efficiency, and public appeal. 
Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place based on 
subject matter expert scoring and public voting.

I. Prize Amounts

    The total 3DP Habitat Challenge Design Competition prize purse is 
$50,000 (fifty thousand U.S. dollars). First place will receive $25,000 
(twenty-five thousand U.S. dollars). Second place will receive $15,000 
(fifteen thousand U.S. dollars). Third place will receive $10,000 (ten 
thousand U.S. dollars). Entries must meet specific requirements 
detailed in the Rules to be eligible for prize awards.

II. Eligibility

    To be eligible to win a prize, competitors must;
    (1) Register and comply with all requirements in the rules and 
competitor agreement;
    (2) In the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and 
maintain a primary place of business in the United States, and in the 
case of an individual, whether participating singly or in a group, 
shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States; and
    (3) Not be a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within the 
scope of their employment.

III. Rules

    The complete rules for the 3DP Habitat Challenge--Design 
Competition can be found at: http://AmericaMakes.us/Challenge.

Cheryl Parker,
NASA Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-11727 Filed 5-14-15; 8:45 am]
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