{"id":4148,"date":"2013-08-26T05:26:56","date_gmt":"2013-08-26T05:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4148"},"modified":"2013-08-26T05:26:56","modified_gmt":"2013-08-26T05:26:56","slug":"checking-in-on-the-n-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4148","title":{"rendered":"Checking in on the N-Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"

The N-Prize<\/a> offers two cash Prizes, each of \u00a39,999.99 (nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine pounds and ninety-nine pence, sterling)<\/p>\n

to the first persons or groups to put into orbit around the Earth a satellite with a mass of between 9.99 and 19.99 grams, and to prove that it has completed at least 9 orbits<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

One prize will go to an expendable vehicle and the other to a reusable one:<\/p>\n

The cost of the launch, but not ground facilities, must fall within a budget of \u00a3999.99. Entrants for the RV Prize may exceed this budget, but must demonstrate recovery of hardware such that the per-launch cost remains within \u00a3999.99.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The contest started out as something of a lark<\/a> but there turned out to be a lot of enthusiasm for\u00a0 it simply as a milestone for the many people interested in really, really low cost nano\/pico sat launch:<\/p>\n

The N-Prize is a challenge to launch an impossibly small satellite into orbit on a ludicrously small budget, for a pitifully small cash prize.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Eventually, over 50 teams<\/a> got involved.\u00a0 I can’t tell from the N-Prize website, though, how many teams remain active. In a scan of the team entries,\u00a0Wikisat<\/a> was the only one with a website showing signs of recent activity.<\/p>\n

One deadline (Sept. 19, 2011) was extended and now tht extension is coming to an end<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The prizes will be available for entrants whose satellites complete their 9th orbit before 19:19:09 (GMT) on the 19th September 2013.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There’s a chance, though, that the contest will be made open ended: Some important news… – NPrize Forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The N-Prize offers two cash Prizes, each of \u00a39,999.99 (nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine pounds and ninety-nine pence, sterling) to the first persons or groups to put into orbit around the Earth a satellite with a mass of between 9.99 and 19.99 grams, and to prove that it has completed at least 9 orbits … Continue reading Checking in on the N-Prize<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","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":[16,35,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-contests-and-games","category-diy-space","category-rockets"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-14U","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7755,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=7755","url_meta":{"origin":4148,"position":0},"title":"RevUp Render Lunar Iditarod – racing lunar micro-rovers","author":"TopSpacer","date":"May 9, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"A readers points me to the debut of the\u00a0RevUp Render Lunar Iditarod,\u00a0a micro-rover contest involving stages of competition that ultimately will result in a race on the Moon as the final stage: Micro Rover Race The RevUp Render Lunar Iditarod is a micro rover race.\u00a0Participants will build very small rovers\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Contests and Games"","block_context":{"text":"Contests and Games","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=16"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":15664,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=15664","url_meta":{"origin":4148,"position":1},"title":"$100k in prizes for student rocket contest sponsored by Mars Society & FAR","author":"TopSpacer","date":"March 3, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The\u00a0Friends of Amateur Rocketry\u00a0(FAR) and the Mars Society are sponsoring a contest for liquid-fueled bi-propellant powered rockets built by college student teams: FAR\/Mars Society Launch Contest Student Rocketry Teams Compete for FAR-MARS Prize MOJAVE, CA \u2013 Student-built rockets will streak into the stratosphere in Spring, 2018 as college and university\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Contests and Games"","block_context":{"text":"Contests and Games","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=16"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":19560,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19560","url_meta":{"origin":4148,"position":2},"title":"NASA opens contest to name next Mars rover","author":"TopSpacer","date":"August 29, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"NASA has opened Name the Rover Contest for the Mars 2020 mission, which is set to launch in July of next year.\u00a0 Here is the announcement from NASA: NASA Invites Students to Name Next Mars Rover Red rover, red rover, send a name for Mars 2020 right over! 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