Wed, Jul 27, 2011
Parameters Include Volume, Geometry, 'Habitability'
NASA has selected four universities to design habitat and
science concepts that could be used by future deep space explorers.
The teams will participate in the second eXploration Habitat
(X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge led by NASA and the National
Space Grant Foundation.
The teams are from Oklahoma State University; University of
Maryland, College Park; Ohio State University; and University of
Bridgeport, Conn. The undergraduate students will design,
manufacture, assemble and test their concepts and hardware. A panel
of engineers and scientists will assess their progress at each
stage of the competition. The National Space Grant Foundation will
fund the cost of the teams' design development and their
participation in testing next summer at NASA's Johnson Space
Center, Houston, Texas.
"This is an amazing opportunity for students to get hands-on
experience in fields ranging from engineering and science to
business management," said Doug Craig, strategic analysis manager
for analog systems at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "Last year's
competition proved to be intense, demonstrating the creativity,
dedication, and technical excellence of the team members."
The 2012 X-Hab challenge will look at volume, geometry and
habitability of a deep space habitat and technologies for plant
growth and geo-science sample handling. The challenge is a
participatory exploration effort designed to encourage studies in
spaceflight-related engineering and architecture disciplines. NASA
is committed to training and developing a highly skilled
scientific, engineering and technical workforce for the future.
NASA's Exploration Mission Directorate, Directorate Integration
Office via the Habitat Demonstration Unit Project, is sponsoring
the challenge. NASA is dedicated to supporting research that
enables sustained and affordable human and robotic exploration.
This educational challenge contributes to the agency's efforts to
train and develop a highly skilled scientific, engineering and
technical workforce for the future.
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