[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 115 (Monday, June 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12785]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice: (20-052)]


Updates to Centennial Challenges Cube Quest Challenge

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of updates.

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SUMMARY: The Cube Quest (CQ) Challenge is scheduled and teams that wish 
to compete in the in-space competition may now register. New teams are 
responsible for securing a launch provider for their candidate CubeSat. 
Centennial Challenges is a program of prize competitions to stimulate 
innovation in technologies of interest and value to NASA and the 
nation. The Cube Quest Challenge is a prize competition designed to 
encourage development of new technologies or application of existing 
technologies in unique ways to advance CubeSat communication and 
propulsion systems. NASA is providing the prize purse.

DATES: Challenge registration opened on December 2, 2014. The In-Space 
Competition starts when the team's CubeSat is deployed. The In-Space 
Competition ends exactly 365 competition days after team's CubeSat 
deployment, or 365 days after the Artemis-I launch, whichever occurs 
first.

ADDRESSES: The Cube Quest Challenge will be conducted in the cis-lunar 
and trans-lunar locations in space.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register for or get additional 
information regarding the Cube Quest Challenge, please visit: http://www.nasa.gov/cubequestchallenge. 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 Monsi Roman, Centennial Challenges Program, NASA 
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812. 256-544-4071; Email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Competitors will design, build, and launch a 
6U CubeSat to a lunar distance and/or beyond. Prizes will be awarded 
for: Placing the CubeSat into lunar orbit; transmitting the largest 
amount of data in both the 30 minute time frame from lunar orbit, or 
from a 3,000,000 km distance; transmitting the largest amount of data 
in a 28 day time frame from lunar orbit or a 3,000,000 distance; 
surviving the longest amount of time in lunar orbit or deep space 
environment (>3,000,000 distance); communicating from the furthest 
distance from Earth.
    I. Prize Amounts: The total Cube Quest prize purse is $5,000,000 
(five million U.S. dollars). Prizes will be offered for entries that 
meet specific requirements detailed in the Rules.
    II. Rules and Eligibility: The complete rules and eligibility 
requirements for the Cube Quest Challenge can be found at: http://www.nasa.gov/cubequest.

Cheryl Parker,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-12785 Filed 6-12-20; 8:45 am]
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