NASA Announces Challenges for 2013 International Space Apps Challenge

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April 12, 2013

Stephanie Covey
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
stephanie.a.covey@nasa.gov

RELEASE: 09-13

NASA ANNOUNCES CHALLENGES FOR 2013 INTERNATIONAL SPACE APPS CHALLENGE

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA and over 150 partner organizations 
worldwide will be hosting the International Space Apps Challenge on 
April 20-21, 2013. The International Space Apps Challenge is a 
technology development event during which citizens from around the 
world work together to solve challenges relevant to improving life on 
Earth and in space.

NASA and its partners have released 50 challenges for the second 
International Space Apps Challenge, taking place in more than 75 
locations around the world, including NASA's Kennedy Space Center in 
Florida. Participants are encouraged to develop software, hardware, 
data visualization, and mobile/web applications that will contribute 
to space exploration missions and help improve life on Earth.

The following three challenges were developed by Kennedy Space Center 
employees:

--Deployable Greenhouse: Develop a conceptual design of a deployable 
greenhouse that could be used for predeployment on a space mission to 
the moon or Mars (partial gravity). The greenhouse could arrive at 
the planet/moon prior to astronauts arriving. The design(s) should 
specify for which location the greenhouse is intended.

--Envision Kennedy Space Center Spaceport 2040: Design a concept of 
the Kennedy Space Center Spaceport in 2040, using the spaceport's 
current state as a starting point. Show government and commercial 
facilities for the processing and launch operations of orbital and 
suborbital vehicles. Include the required community planning of 
research parks, tourism and supporting infrastructure.

--Moonville-Lunar Industry Game: Develop a game to virtually build a 
lunar industry through a series of "bootstrapping" stages until it 
becomes self-sustaining. The strategy is to decide which machines to 
build first and how many of them, using resources launched from Earth 
and available from the moon.

Follow the event progress at the Kennedy Space Center location on 
Twitter using #SpaceAppsKSC and on Tumblr at 
http://spaceappsksc.tumblr.com.

To register for a local International Space Apps Challenger event and 
to find more information, visit:

http://spaceappschallenge.org

For information about NASA's programs and missions, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov  

	
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