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Website NASA Solve and ideas competition to turn the ballast in the descent module in the payload
Last Saturday, at the New York Science Fair NASA has made several important анонсов, including - the beginning of registration for the competition Mars Balance Mass Challenge (no, pour cold water there is not needed) and the launch of a new website NASA Solve .
The participants Mars Balance Mass Challenge in space agency uses await discharged ballast - up to 150 kg when entering the planet's atmosphere and / or 150 kg at planting - in the scientific or technical purposes, thus making "dead load" to load dual purpose.
Proposals for the competition are waiting until November 21, the winner will be announced in mid-January 2015 and receive a prize of $ 20, 000.
In NASA hopes that in this way will be able to attract more fresh and original ideas. To simplify interaction with space enthusiasts, the agency created and announced together with the contest dedicated website NASA Solve , where you can not only take part in Mars Balance Mass Challenge, but also watch out for other contests, crowdsourcing projects, etc.
Now anyone to take active part in the work of NASA - whether an individual, a scientific or engineering staff - can find all tasks requiring assistance in one place .
via Engadget
Source: habrahabr.ru/post/237763/
The participants Mars Balance Mass Challenge in space agency uses await discharged ballast - up to 150 kg when entering the planet's atmosphere and / or 150 kg at planting - in the scientific or technical purposes, thus making "dead load" to load dual purpose.
Proposals for the competition are waiting until November 21, the winner will be announced in mid-January 2015 and receive a prize of $ 20, 000.
In NASA hopes that in this way will be able to attract more fresh and original ideas. To simplify interaction with space enthusiasts, the agency created and announced together with the contest dedicated website NASA Solve , where you can not only take part in Mars Balance Mass Challenge, but also watch out for other contests, crowdsourcing projects, etc.
Now anyone to take active part in the work of NASA - whether an individual, a scientific or engineering staff - can find all tasks requiring assistance in one place .
via Engadget
Source: habrahabr.ru/post/237763/