NASA has opened a pilot Entrepreneurs Challenge to invite fresh ideas and new participants to support the development of new instruments and technologies to advance its science exploration goals.
The agency’s Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is seeking novel ideas reflective of those currently trending in the commercial sector – particularly in areas such as artificial intelligence, robotics and advance sensors and machine learning.
To increase participation in the areas relevant to its technology portfolio, SMD will awkward up to $100,000 in prize funding in a three-stage process to each selected entry.
“There’s a lot of energy and fresh thinking as a result of the entrepreneurial spirit that has emerged in our field over the past few years,” said Michael Seablom, NASA’s Chief Technologist for Science.
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