Updates to Centennial Challenges Cube Quest Challenge
| Citation | 85 FR 36238 |
| Record Number | 2020-12785 |
| Published date | 15 June 2020 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | National Aeronautics And Space Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 115 (Monday, June 15, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 115 (Monday, June 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 36238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12785]
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Notice: (20-052)]
Updates to Centennial Challenges Cube Quest Challenge
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice of updates.
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SUMMARY: The Cube Quest (CQ) Challenge is scheduled and teams that wish
to compete in the in-space competition may now register. New teams are
responsible for securing a launch provider for their candidate CubeSat.
Centennial Challenges is a program of prize competitions to stimulate
innovation in technologies of interest and value to NASA and the
nation. The Cube Quest Challenge is a prize competition designed to
encourage development of new technologies or application of existing
technologies in unique ways to advance CubeSat communication and
propulsion systems. NASA is providing the prize purse.
DATES: Challenge registration opened on December 2, 2014. The In-Space
Competition starts when the team's CubeSat is deployed. The In-Space
Competition ends exactly 365 competition days after team's CubeSat
deployment, or 365 days after the Artemis-I launch, whichever occurs
first.
ADDRESSES: The Cube Quest Challenge will be conducted in the cis-lunar
and trans-lunar locations in space.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register for or get additional
information regarding the Cube Quest Challenge, please visit: http://www.nasa.gov/cubequestchallenge. 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. 256-544-4071; Email
address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Competitors will design, build, and launch a
6U CubeSat to a lunar distance and/or beyond. Prizes will be awarded
for: Placing the CubeSat into lunar orbit; transmitting the largest
amount of data in both the 30 minute time frame from lunar orbit, or
from a 3,000,000 km distance; transmitting the largest amount of data
in a 28 day time frame from lunar orbit or a 3,000,000 distance;
surviving the longest amount of time in lunar orbit or deep space
environment (>3,000,000 distance); communicating from the furthest
distance from Earth.
I. Prize Amounts: The total Cube Quest prize purse is $5,000,000
(five million U.S. dollars). Prizes will be offered for entries that
meet specific requirements detailed in the Rules.
II. Rules and Eligibility: The complete rules and eligibility
requirements for the Cube Quest Challenge can be found at: http://www.nasa.gov/cubequest.
Cheryl Parker,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-12785 Filed 6-12-20; 8:45 am]
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