NASA Rolls Out Emerging Technologies Entrepreneur Challenge Written 4 June 2020
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GovCon Wire reports that NASA’s Science Mission Directorate “has launched a three-phase Entrepreneurs Challenge focused on leveraging emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics to advance mission goals.” NASA “said Thursday it plans to pick 15 to 20 participants for the first challenge event on July 29 ahead of downselecting the final 10 proposers that will compete for up to $80K in additional prize funding later this year.” According “to NASA, interested parties may submit concepts in a range of subject areas including quantum sensors, mass spectrometry and AI-based technologies for autonomous spacecraft and rovers.” White papers can be submitted to NASA through June 26.
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