Innovative Designs for Mars and Moon Colonization: The Top 5 Teams in NASA's Competition

The 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge was a NASA’s Centennial Challenges program competition to build a 3D-printed habitat for deep space exploration, including the agency’s journey to the Moon, Mars or beyond. The multi-phase challenge was designed to advance the construction technology needed to create sustainable housing solutions for Earth and beyond. The competition, completed in 2019, awarded a total of $2,061,023.
The 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge was managed through a partnership with NASA’s Centennial Challenges program and Bradley University. Bradley partnered with sponsors Caterpillar, Bechtel and Brick & Mortar Ventures to administer the competition. NASA’s Centennial Challenges program is part of the agency’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, and is managed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

0:00 - Intro
2:00 - 5. Northwestern University
6:10 - 4. SEArch+/Apis Cor
10:23 - 3. Kahn Yates
14:15 - 2- AI. SpaceFactory
19:00 - 1. Team Zopherus

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[spencerking]

Looks like we are bringing microplastics with us to Mars! Would like to see a minimal impact competition as well. Bringing Earth problems to Mars isn't going to make Mars our second home for long.