{"id":10541,"date":"2015-05-06T00:59:36","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T04:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10541"},"modified":"2015-05-06T00:59:36","modified_gmt":"2015-05-06T04:59:36","slug":"nasa-offers-prizes-for-solutions-to-mars-mission-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10541","title":{"rendered":"NASA offers prizes for solutions to Mars mission Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NASA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/topics\/journeytomars\/index.html\" target=\"_d\">Journey to Mars<\/a>\u00a0program\u00a0is offering prizes for solutions submitted from the public for three\u00a0problems that need solving to help make it feasible to send humans to the Red Planet:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-announces-journey-to-mars-challenge-seeks-public-input-on-establishing-sustained\" target=\"_d\">NASA Announces Journey to Mars Challenge\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0NASA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The challenges are listed in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.innocentive.com\/ar\/challenge\/browse?pavilionName=NASA&amp;pavilionId=8&amp;source=pavilion\" target=\"_d\">NASA Innovation Pavilion<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.innocentive.com\/ar\/challenge\/9933746\" target=\"_d\">Space Pioneering \u2013 Achieving Earth Independence<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Award:\u00a0$15,000 USD \u00a0|\u00a0 Deadline:\u00a07\/06\/15<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.innocentive.com\/ar\/challenge\/9933638\" target=\"_d\">Reducing Exposure to Galactic Cosmic Rays through Active and Passive Shielding<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Award:\u00a0$29,000 USD\u00a0 \u00a0Deadline:\u00a06\/29\/15<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.innocentive.com\/ar\/challenge\/9933747\" target=\"_d\">Flexible Sealing Device. 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