{"id":14356,"date":"2017-05-12T16:18:52","date_gmt":"2017-05-12T20:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14356"},"modified":"2017-05-12T16:18:52","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T20:18:52","slug":"nasa-3d-printed-habitat-challenge-awards-100k-to-two-teams-in-phase-2-level-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14356","title":{"rendered":"NASA 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge awards $100k to two teams in Phase 2: Level 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge<\/a> selects winners for the first level of the competition:<\/p>\n

$100,000 Awarded in 1st Printing Stage of 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Seven teams working on technology that could someday be used to create habitats from materials on other worlds have completed the first printing segment of NASA\u2019s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. NASA has awarded $100,000 to the two top-scoring teams from this stage, the Phase 2: Level 1 Compression Test Competition. Point-based awards were made to Foster + Partners | Branch Technology of Chattanooga, Tennessee, who earned $85,930, and the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, earning $14,070.<\/p>\n

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This cone was 3D-printed by the Foster + Partners | Branch Technology team for the Level 2, Phase 1 Compression Test Competition of NASA\u2019s 3D-Printed Habitat Competition. Foster + Partners scored the most points for this stage, and was awarded $85,930. Credits: Courtesy of Foster + Stearns | Branch Technology<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge<\/a> is run through a partnership with NASA\u2019s Centennial Challenges Program and Bradley University<\/a> in Peoria, Illinois. The goal of the challenge is to foster the development of technologies to manufacture a habitat using local indigenous materials with, or without, recyclable materials. The vision is that autonomous machines will someday be deployed in deep space destinations, including Mars, to construct shelters for human habitation. On Earth, these same capabilities could be used to produce affordable housing wherever it is needed or where access to conventional building materials and skills are limited.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeeing tangible, 3D-printed objects for this phase makes the goals of this challenge more conceivable than ever,\u201d said Monsi Roman, program manager of Centennial Challenges. \u201cThis is the first step toward building an entire habitat structure, and the potential to use this technology to aid human exploration to new worlds is thrilling.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The Level 1 Compression Test Competition is the first of three sub-competitions within Phase 2. For this stage, teams were tasked with developing 3D-printable materials, using a 3-D printer, and printing two samples: a truncated cone and a cylinder. Judges evaluated results from lab tests performed on the samples to determine a score.<\/p>\n

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A 3D printer created by the University of Alaska team prints a cone for their entry in the Level 2, Phase 1 Compression Test Competition of NASA\u2019s 3D-Printed Habitat Competition. The university was awarded $14,070 for this stage of the challenge. Credits: Courtesy of University of Alaska<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Innovation is a key focus of Bradley University which is one of the many reasons we are so very proud to be a part of the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge with NASA,\u201d said Bradley University President Gary Roberts. \u201cThe winners of Phase 1 and this first stage of Phase 2 are to be commended for their innovation in creating a solution that will fit not only in our world but beyond. I look forward to the next phase and seeing teams work to advance critical systems needed for human space exploration like never before.”<\/em><\/p>\n

In addition to the two teams that earned prize money, the other teams participating were: Bubble Base of Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Pennsylvania State University of University Park; CTL Group Mars of Skokie, Illinois; ROBOCON of Singapore; and Moon X Construction of Seoul, South Korea. The teams showcased a variety of approaches, ranging from traditional cement to exotic cellular structures.<\/p>\n

Teams will now work toward the Level 2 Beam Member Competition, where they must print a beam to be tested. New teams may enter the competition if they can meet minimum requirements.<\/p>\n

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The 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge comprises three phases: Phase 1, the Design Competition, was completed in 2015. Phase 2, the Structural Member Competition, which carries a $1.1 million prize purse and focuses on the material technologies needed to create structural components. Phase 3, the On-Site Habitat Competition, and has a $1.4 million prize purse and focuses on fabrication technologies.<\/p>\n

NASA\u2019s Centennial Challenges Program uses competitions to draw citizen inventors from diverse backgrounds and disciplines to push technology forward for the benefit of space exploration. The Centennial Challenges Program, managed at NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, is part of the agency\u2019s Space Technology Mission Directorate<\/a>. Bradley University has partnered with sponsors Caterpillar<\/a>, Bechtel<\/a> and Brick & Mortar Ventures<\/a> to run the competition.<\/p>\n

For more information about the competition, visit:\u00a0http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/3DPHab<\/a><\/p>\n

To register for the competition and for official rules and documents, visit:\u00a0http:\/\/bradley.edu\/challenge\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Here is the Foster & Partners release about the award:<\/p>\n

Foster + Partners California | Branch Technology win first-prize
\nin Level 1 of NASA Centennial 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Foster + Partners California | Branch Technology has been awarded first-place in the NASA 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, Phase 2: Level 1 Competition organized by NASA and Bradley University. The competition envisions a future where autonomous machines will help construct extra-terrestrial shelters for human habitation. This will also aid the development of technologies that advance fabrication capabilities on Earth.<\/p>\n

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While the final shelter will be a complex assembly of smaller building elements, the focus through the various stages of the challenge is to design and test individual prototypical building elements that can help demonstrate the suitability of the entire process from manufacture to construction and structural performance.<\/p>\n

As part of this stage of the competition, teams were asked to use recycled mission materials and indigenous Martian regolith (soil) together to 3D-print a truncated cone and a cylinder, which were then subjected to compression testing to assess their suitability as structural components. Foster + Partners has been looking at the engineering geometry of the structures, while Branch Technology have brought their expertise with 3D-printing materials and methods to the project.<\/p>\n

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Developing optimized solutions that are specifically designed for the complexities of space travel, each of the proposals balances cost, weight, and structural performance against the stringent requirements of the long-term goal of extra-terrestrial habitation.<\/p>\n

Having successfully completed Level 1, the team will now work toward the Level 2 Competition submission at the end of May, in which a beam will be printed to test spanning structures.<\/p>\n

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