Notice of Centennial Challenges 3D-Printed Habitat Structural Member Challenge

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 195 (Friday, October 7, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 69871-69872] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2016-24299]

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

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Notice of Centennial Challenges 3D-Printed Habitat Structural Member Challenge

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

SUMMARY: This notice is issued in accordance with 51 U.S.C. 20144(c). The 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge (3DP), Structural Member Competition is open 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 3D- Printed Habitat Challenge Phase 2 Structural Member is a prize competition with a $1,100,000 total prize purse to develop the fundamental technologies necessary to manufacture an off-world habitat using mission recycled materials and/or local indigenous materials.

DATES: Challenge registration opens October 7, 2016, and will remain open until January 31, 2017. Other important dates:

March 31, 2017–Level 1: Truncated Cone Slump Test and Cylinder ASTM C39 Compression Results due to Judges

May 31, 2017–Level 2: Beam Member ASTM C78 Flexure Test Results due to Judges

August 24-27, 2017–Level 3: Structural Member Competition

ADDRESSES: The challenge competition will take place at: Caterpillar Edwards Demonstration and Learning Center, 5801 N. Smith Road, Edwards, IL 61528.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register for or get additional information regarding the 3D Printed Habitat Challenge, please visit: http://bradley.edu/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 Monsi Roman, Centennial Challenges Program, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL 35812. Email address: hq-stmd-centennialchallenges@mail.nasa.gov .

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary

The goal of the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge is to foster the development of new technologies necessary to additively manufacture a habitat using local indigenous materials with, or without, recyclable materials. The Challenge is broken into three parts as described below.

Design Competition–focused on developing innovative habitat architectural concepts that take advantage of the unique capabilities that 3D-Printing offers (completed in 2015).

Structural Member Competition (Phase 2)–will focus on the core 3D-Printing fabrication technologies and materials properties needed to manufacture structural components from indigenous materials combined with recyclables, or indigenous materials alone; serves as a qualifier for participation in Phase 3.

On-Site Habitat Competition (Phase 3)–(to be announced at a later date) will focus on the 3D-Printing fabrication of a scaled habitat design, using indigenous materials combined with recyclables, or indigenous materials alone, and will have a prize purse of $1.4 million.

I. Prize Amounts

The 3D Printed Habitat Structural Member Competition purse is $1,100,000 (one million one hundred thousand dollars) to be disbursed as follows:

Level 1 Prize

$100,000 total prize money to be awarded to top 10 qualifiers based on scores.

Level 2 Prize

$500,000 total prize money to be awarded to top 10 qualifiers based on scores.

Level 3 Prize

$250,000 to first place
$150,000 to second place
$100,000 to third place

II. Eligibility

To be eligible to win a prize, competitors must:

(1) Register and comply with all requirements in the rules and Team 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 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge can be found at: http://bradley.edu/challenge.

Cheryl Parker, NASA Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-24299 Filed 10-6-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7510-13-P