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Complement-ARIE NAMs Reduction to Practice Challenge

Recent technological advances have set the stage for a renewed focus on human-based solutions called new approach methodologies (NAMs) that can complement, and in some cases replace, animal models in research and regulatory testing.

Posted January 12, 2026

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NASA Crater Detection Challenge

Crater rims are vital landmarks for planetary science and navigation. Yet detecting them in real imagery is tough, with shadows, lighting shifts, and broken edges obscuring their shape. This project invites you to develop methods that can reliably fit ellipses to crater rims, helping advance future space exploration.

Posted November 25, 2025

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NASA Patent Remix Challenge

NASA’s Technology Transfer Office invites entrepreneurs, innovators, and creative thinkers to apply NASA’s patented technologies to practical applications.

Posted November 13, 2025

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NASA Gateways to Blue Skies 2026 Competition

The commercial aviation industry is a crucial component of the U.S. economy, playing a vital role in transporting people, intermediate/final goods, and driving demand for various goods and services nationwide.

Posted September 18, 2025

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NASA TechRise Student Challenge 5

This competition provides a hands-on opportunity for participants to gain critical skills in engineering, computing, electronics, and more that will be required for America’s technical workforce. If you are in sixth to 12th-grade at a U.S. public, private, or charter school – including those in U.S.

Posted September 4, 2025

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NASA Awards Third Crowdsourcing Contract Iteration

Editor’s note: This release was updated June 6, 2025, to correct the name of one of the awardees. NASA continues to collaborate with global communities to solve complex challenges through crowdsourcing with a series of 25 new NASA Open Innovation Service (NOIS) contracts managed by the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The contract aims […]

Posted June 5, 2025

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Beyond the Algorithm Challenge

The NASA Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) seeks solutions to complex Earth Science problems using transformative or unconventional computing technologies such as quantum computing, quantum machine learning, neuromorphic computing, or in-memory computing.

Posted March 20, 2025

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Novel Recuperator Design for Cryogenic Fluid Management System

Cryocoolers are essential systems in many space exploration missions to maintain propellants at cryogenic temperatures. Cryogenic recuperators are a key component of these cryocoolers and dictate the performance of the system.

Posted March 5, 2025

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Sustainable Business Model Challenge

Climate change presents one of the most urgent crises of our time, with increasing threats to life, infrastructure, economies, and ecosystems worldwide. Climate change is no longer a distant concern; its effects are being felt now and are projected to intensify if emissions continue unabated.

Posted January 17, 2025

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NASA TechLeap Prize: Space Technology Payload Challenge

The Space Technology Payload Challenge invites individuals, teams, and organizations to submit applications for systems that advance technology to address one or more of NASA’s shortfalls. These shortfalls identify technology areas where further technology development is required to meet future exploration, science, and other mission needs.

Posted December 10, 2024