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Submission Requirement
Description
Competition Level 1: February – August 2022
Submit detailed engineering design and analyses of their solution
Level 1 Competing Teams
Teams will submit, by Jun 15 2022:
Submissions scored by Judging Panel
30-page (maximum) submission, including all sections listed in Appendix B
Signed Competitor Documents
NOTE: It is recommended teams complete the Team Details to ease the form-completion process in Level 1.
Team media information and consent forms
Up to seven winning teams can win prize money and advance to competition Level 2
Teams’ plans for Level 2 testing will be deemed sufficient or insufficient and teams are responsible for updating and executing their plans in Level 2
Competition Level 2: August 2022 – July 2023
Develop and demonstrate key components of the solution, similar to an engineering critical design review.
Level 2 Competing Teams
Teams will demonstrate:
Teams will submit, by Feb 8 2023:
Feasibility of the design and progress toward environmental and performance testing;
Critical aspects of the design that, for practical reasons, cannot be tested in Competition Level 3
30-page (maximum) submission, including all sections listed in Appendix D
An updated Testing Plan for Competition Level 2
A video demonstration file (if needed)
NASA will send an observer group to conduct a site visit, to be held in-person unless otherwise noted, will occur over two months following the submission deadline
Submissions scored by Judging Panel
Up to four winning teams can win prize money and advance to competition Level 3
Competition Level 3: July 2023 – August/September 2024
Refine hardware and submit a full system prototype for testing in simulated lunar conditions at NASA facilities.
Level 3 Competing Teams
Teams will:
Teams will submit, by Apr 3 2024, following safety approval:
Submissions scored by Judging Panel
Complete a safety review to demonstrate that the Team’s hardware will operate safely;
Include an updated safety analysis
Make a virtual presentation of the safety analysis to a NASA safety committee, which must approve solution safety before it can be delivered to any NASA facility
All hardware required for Competition Level 3 testing
An updated Master Equipment List
Calculation of Total System Mass
Up to two winning teams will be announced as the final challenge winners
