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ACRE: Autonomous Casting RovEr
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ian McCue
Congratulations to the Northwestern University Team for being selected as one of the seven universities selected to develop concepts supporting metal production on the Moon.
Finalist teams will travel to the annual BIG Idea Forum in November at Glenn Research Center to present their concepts in a technical design review (that includes a proof-of-concept demonstration) to the judging panel. At its discretion, NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate’s Game Changing Development Program may choose to fund further the development of any concept that has the potential to be “flight-ready.”
NASA Articles:
University Teams Forge Forward in NASA Moon Metal Production Challenge
NASA Seeks Student Ideas for Extracting, Forging Metal on the Moon
News Articles:
NASA Selects Seven Universities to Compete in the Annual Moon Metal Production Challenge
Teams Forge Forward in NASA Moon Metal Production Challenge
In the NASA Moon Metal Production Challenge, teams go forward
University Teams Forge Forward in NASA Moon Metal Production Challenge
Find out more about the Breakthrough, Innovative and Game-changing (BIG) Idea Challenge (BIG)
Big Idea | NASA’s Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-changing (BIG) Idea Challenge (nianet.org)