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NASA Centennial Challenges Program: A Crowdsourcing Tool to Advance Life Support Technologies for Future NASA MissionsHistorically, competitions and prizes such as those executed by the NASA Centennial Challenges (CC) program have created broader avenues through which to spur innovation from unlikely sources. In 2005, Congress amended the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 to authorize NASA to create challenges through which prizes could be awarded to United States citizens or entities that succeeded in meeting the challenge objectives. Over the past 13 years, the CC program has initiated more than 19 challenges in a variety of technology areas, including propulsion, robotics, communications and navigation, human health, science instrumentation, nanotech, materials/structures and aerodynamics. This paper will discuss the status and the accomplishments of the CC program and discuss results of an ideation process designed to identify and formulate topics for a potential Centennial Challenge competition targeting a life support technology gap for future long-term exploration missions. Status of this challenge formulation process with information on how to use crowdsourcing tools will be discussed. An overview of the CC Program’s accomplishments, including strategic objectives, past challenges, and current challenge development and execution. This program exemplifies the values that have formed the bedrock of the culture at NASA since the beginning: innovation, imagination, and a passion for exploration.
Document ID
20190027125
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Roman, Monsi C. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Herblet, Angela M. (Manufacturing Technical Solutions, Inc. (MTS) Huntsville, AL, United States)
Anderson, Molly S. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Frangione,Christopher (Frangione & Associates Innovation Rumson, NJ, United States)
Bravo, Jennifer (J. Bravo Consulting, Inc. Los Angeles, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
July 9, 2019
Publication Date
July 7, 2019
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Report/Patent Number
MSFC-E-DAA-TN68902
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Conference on Environmental Systems
Location: Boston, MA
Country: United States
Start Date: July 7, 2019
End Date: July 11, 2019
Sponsors: International Conference On Environmental Systems, Inc.
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNM13AA66T
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Portions of document may include copyright protected material.
Technical Review
Single Expert
Keywords
innovation
life support
Centennial Challenges

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