{"id":16327,"date":"2018-07-03T14:30:25","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T18:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16327"},"modified":"2018-07-03T14:30:25","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T18:30:25","slug":"top-10-teams-selected-by-nasa-for-next-stage-of-3d-printed-habitat-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16327","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 teams selected by NASA for next stage of 3D-Printed habitat competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An announcement from NASA:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/centennial_challenges\/3DPHab\/top-10-virtual-model-stage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top 10 Teams Selected in Virtual Stage of 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16328\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16328\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/x-arc_3dph_0.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16328\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=16328\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/x-arc_3dph_01.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1753,861\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Goodwin, Taylor L. (MSFC-CS20)[Summer Intern Program]&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1530200941&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"X-Arc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Image provided by X-Arc, which is a top 10 finalist in the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge Phase: 3 Level 1 competition.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/x-arc_3dph_01-1024x503.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-16328 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/x-arc_3dph_01-1024x503.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/x-arc_3dph_01-1024x503.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/x-arc_3dph_01-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/x-arc_3dph_01-768x377.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/x-arc_3dph_01.jpg 1753w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>X-Arc team illustration. X-Arc is a top 10 finalist in the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge Phase: 3 Level 1 competition.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>NASA\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/3DPHab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D-Printed Habitat Challenge<\/a>\u00a0is challenging teams of citizen inventors to push the state of the art of additive construction to design and build sustainable shelters for humans to live on Mars. Previous levels of the challenge have resulted in advanced habitat concepts, material compositions and printing technologies. The current stage (Phase 3: Level 1) of the multi-level contest challenges participants to prepare digital representations of physical and functional characteristics of a house on Mars using Building Information Modeling (BIM) software tools.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16329\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16329\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/alphateam_3dph_-_copy.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16329\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=16329\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/alphateam_3dph_-_copy1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1753,861\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Goodwin, Taylor L. (MSFC-CS20)[S&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1530200941&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"alphateam_3dph_-_copy[1]\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Image provided by ALPHA Team, which is a top 10 finalist in the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge Phase: 3 Level 1 competition.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/alphateam_3dph_-_copy1-1024x503.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-16329 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/alphateam_3dph_-_copy1-1024x503.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/alphateam_3dph_-_copy1-1024x503.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/alphateam_3dph_-_copy1-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/alphateam_3dph_-_copy1-768x377.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/alphateam_3dph_-_copy1.jpg 1753w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image provided by ALPHA Team, which is a top 10 finalist in the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge Phase: 3 Level 1 competition.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The habitat must comprise 1,000 square feet of living space to support four astronauts for one year and include plans for systems such as life support, mechanical and electrical, spacesuit and rover hatches, and plumbing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16330\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16330\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/coloradoschoolofmines_3dph_-_copy_0.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16330\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=16330\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/coloradoschoolofmines_3dph_-_copy_01.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1753,861\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Goodwin, Taylor L. (MSFC-CS20)[S&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1530200941&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Colorado School of Mines\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Image provided by Colorado School of Mines, which is a top 10 finalist in the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge Phase: 3 Level 1 competition.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/coloradoschoolofmines_3dph_-_copy_01-1024x503.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-16330 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/coloradoschoolofmines_3dph_-_copy_01-1024x503.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/coloradoschoolofmines_3dph_-_copy_01-1024x503.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/coloradoschoolofmines_3dph_-_copy_01-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/coloradoschoolofmines_3dph_-_copy_01-768x377.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/coloradoschoolofmines_3dph_-_copy_01.jpg 1753w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image provided by Colorado School of Mines, which is a top 10 finalist in the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge Phase: 3 Level 1 competition.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>\u201cThis stage of the competition asks the participants to design habitats that will combine shelter with critical survival systems,\u201d said Monsi Roman, program manager for the Centennial Challenges Program. \u201cWe are asking them to look beyond the physical structure into the needs of our future explorers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16331\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16331\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/hasselleoc_3dph_0.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16331\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=16331\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/hasselleoc_3dph_01.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1753,861\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Goodwin, Taylor L. (MSFC-CS20)[S&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1530200941&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hassell &amp;#038; EOC,\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Image provided by Hassell &amp;#038; EOC, which is a top 10 finalist in the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge Phase: 3 Level 1 competition.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/hasselleoc_3dph_01-1024x503.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-16331 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/hasselleoc_3dph_01-1024x503.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/hasselleoc_3dph_01-1024x503.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/hasselleoc_3dph_01-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/hasselleoc_3dph_01-768x377.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/hasselleoc_3dph_01.jpg 1753w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image provided by Hassell &amp; EOC, which is a top 10 finalist in the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge Phase: 3 Level 1 competition.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eighteen teams submitted their designs on May 16, and judges have selected the top 10 teams that will continue to compete for $100,000 in prize money that will be awarded to the top five teams in July. The teams will be evaluated by a panel of subject matter experts from NASA and industry.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16332\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/kahn-yates_3dph_0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16332\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=16332\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/kahn-yates_3dph_01.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1753,861\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Goodwin, Taylor L. (MSFC-CS20)[S&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1530200941&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kahn-Yates\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;mage provided by Kahn-Yates, which is a top 10 finalist in the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge Phase: 3 Level 1 competition.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/kahn-yates_3dph_01-1024x503.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16332\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/kahn-yates_3dph_01-1024x503.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/kahn-yates_3dph_01-1024x503.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/kahn-yates_3dph_01-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/kahn-yates_3dph_01-768x377.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/kahn-yates_3dph_01.jpg 1753w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image provided by Kahn-Yates, which is a top 10 finalist in the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge Phase: 3 Level 1 competition.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The teams, listed in alphabetical order, are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ALPHA\u00a0Team &#8211; Marina Del Rey, California<\/li>\n<li>Colorado School of Mines &#8211; Golden, Colorado<\/li>\n<li>Hassell &amp; EOC &#8211; San Francisco<\/li>\n<li>Kahn-Yates &#8211; Jackson, Mississippi<\/li>\n<li>Mars Incubator &#8211; New Haven, Connecticut<\/li>\n<li>AI. SpaceFactory &#8211; New York<\/li>\n<li>Northwestern University &#8211; Evanston, Illinois<\/li>\n<li>SEArch+\/Apis Cor &#8211; New York<\/li>\n<li>Team Zopherus &#8211; Rogers, Arkansas<\/li>\n<li>X-Arc &#8211; San Antonio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>\u201cThere is a great breadth in use of technology and 3D-modeling skills among the judges that range from Building Information Modeling software developers to the most sophisticated applications of virtual design and construction,\u201d said Pete Carrato, lead judge and corporate manager of Building Information Modeling at challenge sponsor Bechtel. \u201cEach team\u2019s submission is a view into the future of developing surface-based facilities on Mars.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16333\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/marsincubator_3dph_0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16333\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=16333\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/marsincubator_3dph_01.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1753,861\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Goodwin, Taylor L. (MSFC-CS20)[S&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1530200941&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Mars Incubator\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Image provided by Mars Incubator, which is a top 10 finalist in the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge Phase: 3 Level 1 competition.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/marsincubator_3dph_01-1024x503.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16333\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/marsincubator_3dph_01-1024x503.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/marsincubator_3dph_01-1024x503.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/marsincubator_3dph_01-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/marsincubator_3dph_01-768x377.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/marsincubator_3dph_01.jpg 1753w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image provided by Mars Incubator, which is a top 10 finalist in the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge Phase: 3 Level 1 competition.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The goal of the 3D-Printed Habitat 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<figure id=\"attachment_16334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16334\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/marsha_3dph_0.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16334\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=16334\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/marsha_3dph_01.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"908,646\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Goodwin, Taylor L. (MSFC-CS20)[S&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1530200172&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AI SpaceFactory\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Image provided by AI. SpaceFactory, which is a top 10 finalist in the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge Phase: 3 Level 1 competition.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/marsha_3dph_01.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-16334\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/marsha_3dph_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/marsha_3dph_01.jpg 908w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/marsha_3dph_01-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/marsha_3dph_01-768x546.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image provided by AI. SpaceFactory, which is a top 10 finalist in the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge Phase: 3 Level 1 competition.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The challenge, which began in 2014, is structured in phases:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/centennial_challenges\/3DPHab_p1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phase 1<\/a>, the Design Competition, required teams to submit architectural renderings and was completed in 2015. ($50,000 prize purse)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-awards-400000-to-top-teams-at-second-phase-of-3d-printing-competition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phase 2<\/a>, the Structural Member Competition, focused on material technologies, requiring teams to create structural components. It was completed in 2017. ($1.1 million prize purse)<\/li>\n<li>Phase 3 (current), the On-Site Habitat Competition, challenges competitors to fabricate sub-scale habitats, and has five levels of competition \u2013 three construction levels and two virtual levels. For the virtual levels, teams must use BIM software to design a habitat that combines allowances for both the structure and systems it must contain. The construction levels challenge the teams to 3D-print elements of the habitat, culminating with a one-third-scale printed habitat for the final level. ($2 million prize purse)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16335\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16335\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16335\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=16335\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/northwesternuniversity_3dph_01.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1753,861\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Goodwin, Taylor L. (MSFC-CS20)[S&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1530200941&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Northwestern University\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Image provided by Northwestern University, which is a top 10 finalist in the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge Phase: 3 Level 1 competition.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/northwesternuniversity_3dph_01-1024x503.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16335\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/northwesternuniversity_3dph_01-1024x503.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/northwesternuniversity_3dph_01-1024x503.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/northwesternuniversity_3dph_01-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/northwesternuniversity_3dph_01-768x377.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/northwesternuniversity_3dph_01.jpg 1753w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image provided by Northwestern University, which is a top 10 finalist in the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge Phase: 3 Level 1 competition.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge is managed through a partnership with NASA\u2019s Centennial Challenges Program and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bradley.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bradley University<\/a>\u00a0in Peoria, Illinois. Bradley University has partnered with sponsors\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/caterpillar.com\/\">Caterpillar<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bechtel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bechtel<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/brickmortar.vc\/#home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brick &amp; Mortar Ventures<\/a>\u00a0to administer the competition. NASA\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/centennial_challenges\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centennial Challenges<\/a>\u00a0program is part of the agency\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/spacetech\/home\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Space Technology Mission Directorate<\/a>, and is managed at NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16336\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/search_apis_cor_copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16336\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=16336\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/search_apis_cor_copy1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1122,558\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SEArch + Apis Cor\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Image provided by SEArch+\/ Apis Cor, which is a top 10 finalist in the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge Phase: 3 Level 1 competition.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/search_apis_cor_copy1-1024x509.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16336\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/search_apis_cor_copy1-1024x509.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/search_apis_cor_copy1-1024x509.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/search_apis_cor_copy1-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/search_apis_cor_copy1-768x382.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/search_apis_cor_copy1.jpg 1122w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image provided by SEArch+\/ Apis Cor, which is a top 10 finalist in the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge Phase: 3 Level 1 competition.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For information about the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, visit:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/3DPHab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/3DPHab<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For information about NASA&#8217;s Centennial Challenges Program, visit:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/winit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.nasa.gov\/winit<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16337\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16337\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/thumbnails\/image\/teamzopherus_3dph_0.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16337\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=16337\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/teamzopherus_3dph_01.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"942,782\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Goodwin, Taylor L. (MSFC-CS20)[S&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1530200843&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Team Zopherus\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Image provided by Team Zopherus, which is a top 10 finalist in the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge Phase: 3 Level 1 competition&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Image provided by Team Zopherus, which is a top 10 finalist in the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge Phase: 3 Level 1 competition.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/teamzopherus_3dph_01.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-16337\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/teamzopherus_3dph_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/teamzopherus_3dph_01.jpg 942w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/teamzopherus_3dph_01-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/teamzopherus_3dph_01-768x638.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Image provided by Team Zopherus, which is a top 10 finalist in the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge Phase: 3 Level 1 competition.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An announcement from NASA: Top 10 Teams Selected in Virtual Stage of 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge NASA\u2019s\u00a03D-Printed Habitat Challenge\u00a0is challenging teams of citizen inventors to push the state of the art of additive construction to design and build sustainable shelters for humans to live on Mars. Previous levels of the challenge have resulted in advanced habitat &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=16327\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Top 10 teams selected by NASA for next stage of 3D-Printed habitat competition<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,16,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asteroids","category-contests-and-games","category-living-in-space"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4fl","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14356,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14356","url_meta":{"origin":16327,"position":0},"title":"NASA 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge awards $100k to two teams in Phase 2: Level 1","author":"TopSpacer","date":"May 12, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"NASA's 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge selects winners for the first level of the competition: $100,000 Awarded in 1st Printing Stage of 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge\u00a0 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\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Contests and Games&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Contests and Games","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=16"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/img21-1024x640.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":18704,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18704","url_meta":{"origin":16327,"position":1},"title":"Two teams 3D-printed prototype Mars habitats in battle for $700k from NASA","author":"TopSpacer","date":"May 8, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Here is an account of the Mars habitat printing contest held last week in Illinois between teams from Penn State and the New York-based design agency AI SpaceFactory in the final phase of NASA\u2019s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge competition: AI SpaceFactory Wins NASA's 3D-Printed Extraterrestrial Habitats Challenge - IEEE Spectrum -\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;In Space Infrastructure&quot;","block_context":{"text":"In Space Infrastructure","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=15"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&l=am2&o=1&a=1426220057","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11473,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=11473","url_meta":{"origin":16327,"position":2},"title":"&#8216;Mars Ice House&#8217; wins the NASA 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge contest","author":"TopSpacer","date":"September 27, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"NASA sponsored the\u00a0NASA 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge\u00a0in which entrant\u00a0teams develop 3D printing systems and techniques for building habitats on Mars. Thirty finalists were chosen in August. See descriptions of each team's concept at\u00a0Design Competition Finalists. At the\u00a0Maker Faire\u00a0underway this weekend in New York the teams displayed their designs and the winners\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Contests and Games&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Contests and Games","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=16"},"img":{"alt_text":"Mars-Ice-House_Dusk+01_lr[1]","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Mars-Ice-House_Dusk-01_lr1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":18351,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=18351","url_meta":{"origin":16327,"position":3},"title":"Space settlement roundup &#8211; Mar.30.2019","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 30, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"A sampling of items that I've come across related to space settlement: ** 3 private teams share a $100,000 award from NASA for their Mars habitat design submissions in the agency's 3-D Printed Habitat Challenge: Teams competing in NASA\u2019s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge completed the latest level of the competition \u2013\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;In Space Infrastructure&quot;","block_context":{"text":"In Space Infrastructure","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=15"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/p3l4_search_apis_cor1.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":15179,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15179","url_meta":{"origin":16327,"position":4},"title":"Misc: An Artist Astronaut + Next phase of NASA&#8217;s 3-D Printed Habitat Challenge + An assembler of ingredients for life","author":"TopSpacer","date":"November 12, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Some miscellaneous items of interest: **\u00a0This Performance Artist Is Also a Candidate for Space Travel - Creators -\u00a0\u00a0Sarah Jane Pell is a \"Artist Astronaut\" who believes that \u00a0... the artistic and astronautics components of her work have equal weight. 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