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The Cube Quest competition, sponsored by NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate Centennial Challenge Program, offers a total of $5 million to teams that meet the challenge objectives of designing, building and delivering flight-qualified, small satellites capable of advanced operations near and beyond the moon.
Cube Quest teams will have the opportunity to compete for a secondary payload spot on the first mission of NASA’s Orion spacecraft, which will launch atop the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.
The competition includes three stages: Ground Tournaments, Deep Space Derby, and Lunar Derby.
Countdown to Ground Tournament 4
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Ground Tournament 4
Milestone Date 2/6/2017 – To evaluate the readiness for launch, likelihood of meeting Challenge Goals and ensure final compliance to Rules and Interface Requirements.
read more1st Place – Ground Tournament 1 – Completed
Awarded 1st Place – Milestone Date 8/3/2015 – Evaluate the mission architecture and concepts to meet Challenge Goals and evaluate plans to meet Rules and Interface Requirements.
read moreTop Finisher – Ground Tournament 2 – Completed
Top Finisher! – Milestone Date 2/3/2016 – To evaluate plans and designs to meet Challenge Goals, Rules and Interface Requirements. To determine if the integrated design is appropriately mature to continue with final designs and fabrication.
read more1st Place – Ground Tournament 3 – Completed
Milestone Date 8/3/2016 – To evaluate the readiness to begin system Assembly, Integration & Testing and progress toward meeting Challenge Goals, Rules and Interface Requirements.
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