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    • NASA Human Lander Challenge

      NASA’s 2025 HuLC competition asks undergraduate and graduate student teams to develop innovative, systems-level solutions to understand, mitigate potential problems, and mature advanced cryogenic fluid technologies that can be implemented within 3-5 years. Notice of Intent Submission Deadline: October 16, 2024.

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    • Wisconsin Space Conference Poster Award Winners

      Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium announces the 34th Annual Wisconsin Space Conference Poster Award winners: Timothy Day and Ellyssa Purdy.

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Competition Prizes

Team Challenge Awards (based on availability of funds):
(** Gateway Challenge/***International Teams eligible for award) 

                     Grand Prize Award:    $3000 w/invitation and travel stipend for a KSC VIP Tour
                                    2nd Place:    $2000
                                     3rd Place:    $1000
       ***  Written Reports Award:    Certificate
**/*** Oral Presentation Award:    Certificate 
            **Golden Gateway Team:    Industry sponsored gift

Competition Awards (based on the availability of funds):

**/*** Aesthetic  Awarded to the team chosen by their peers as the team whose rocket has the most innovative and professional appearance.
**/*** Team Spirit  Awarded to the team chosen by their peers as the team that shows interactive spirit, helpfulness, and cooperation.
**/*** Rookie Team Awarded to a new team that completes all phases of the rocket competition with determination and perseverance. 
**/*** Advisor Awarded to an advisor or co-advisor that equips, encourages, and empowers their team to compete with confidence and capabilities that lead to next step opportunities.
**/*** Team Lead Awarded to a team lead that fulfills their role with excellence.
**/*** Altitude Awarded to the team whose actual apogee is closest to the predicted apogee without going over the predicted apogee in the Flight Readiness Report.
**/*** Judges  Awarded to the team chosen by the judges as the team who met the goals of the program and exemplified hard work and determination.
**/*** Nobile Awarded to the team chosen by Tripoli Rocketry Association who met all safety expectations by designing and building the competition rocket according to TRA standards and recommendations.
Next Step Up to $15000 Project/Team Travel Award w/invitation to Student Launch at Marshall Space Flight Center and/or RockOn! At Wallops Flight Facility.
**/*** Outreach $500
**/*** Patch Contest $100 (U.S. Citizens only)

 


First Nations Launch

    WSGC NEWS

    • NASA Human Lander Challenge

      NASA’s 2025 HuLC competition asks undergraduate and graduate student teams to develop innovative, systems-level solutions to understand, mitigate potential problems, and mature advanced cryogenic fluid technologies that can be implemented within 3-5 years. Notice of Intent Submission Deadline: October 16, 2024.

      More >

    • Wisconsin Space Conference Poster Award Winners

      Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium announces the 34th Annual Wisconsin Space Conference Poster Award winners: Timothy Day and Ellyssa Purdy.

      More >

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