Competitions
Robots
Boston University Design Competitionhttp://www.bu.edu/eng/design/
“Each team will design and build a vehicle that will, under its own power, perform a series of tasks while either descending or ascending a sloped ramp.” 2009 FIRST Robotics Competition
http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc/content.aspx?id=452
You will build robots to compete in the game “Lunacy”.
Rockets
Sounding Rocket Competitionhttp://www.uwgb.edu/wsgc/students/sr09-ao.asp
“This competition is an opportunity for students to design and construct rockets to be launched at a competition in the spring of 2009 from Bong Recreational Area.”
Space Settlements
International Space Settlement Design Competitionhttp://spaceset.org
“This contest puts high school students in the shoes of aerospace industry engineers designing a city in space that will be a home for over 10,000 people. Student engineers demonstrate creativity, technical competence, management skills, environmental knowledge, space, teamwork, and presentation techniques to conquer the problems inherent in siting and designing a Space Settlement (aka Space Colony).” NASA / NSS Space Settlement Contest
http://www.nss.org/settlement/nasa/Contest/index.html
“Students develop space settlement designs and related materials.”
Other Space Technologies
Astronaut Glovehttp://www.spaceflightamerica.org
“The 2009 Astronaut Glove Challenge is designed to promote the development of glove 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.” Power Beaming and Tether
http://www.spaceward.org/elevator2010
With the idea of designing a space elevator that can transport objects from earth up to space make an object that can rise up using a tether and power beaming. Lunar Oxygen Production or MoonROx
http://moonrox.csewi.org
“The MoonROx Challenge is designed to promote the development of technologies and processes to extract breathable oxygen from lunar regolith on the scale of a pilot plant.”
Multiple Fields
The Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Awardshttp://www.conradawards.org/competition_overview.php
“Create an entrepreneurial enterprise for lunar exploration.” OR “Create an innovative product for use in personal space flight.” OR “Create a clean carbon-free way of using renewable energy to change everyday life.”
