Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 30/09/2009

Centennial Challenges 2009 Astronaut Glove Challenge

This notice is issued in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 2459f-1 (d). The 2009 Astronaut Glove Challenge is now scheduled, and teams that wish to compete may now register. The NASA Centennial Challenges Program is a program of prize contests to stimulate innovation and competition in technologies of interest and value to NASA and the nation. The 2009 Astronaut Glove Challenge is a prize contest designed to promote the development of glove materials and joint technology, resulting in a highly dexterous and flexible glove that can be used by astronauts over long periods of time for space or planetary surface excursions. The 2009 Astronaut Glove Challenge is being administered by Volanz Aerospace Inc. for NASA. The $400,000USD prize purse is funded by NASA. This event will be conducted in a format which brings all competitors to a single location for a "head to head" competition.