NASA Competition Invites Students to Help Imagine a Future Enabled by Lunar Technologies
NASA is asking U.S.-based collegiate teams to submit bold, original concepts to the 2027 edition of a student challenge focused on aerospace innovation that could help the agency envision a future on the Moon shaped by new technology. The latest NASA Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) competition invites student teams to explore new operations paradigms and…
NASA is launching a 2027 student competition to envision a future enabled by lunar technologies. The Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) challenge invites U.S.-based collegiate teams to submit innovative concepts for supporting sustained operations on the Moon's South Pole region. NASA's Systems Analysis and Concepts Directorate emphasizes the competition's role in showcasing students' technical excellence and creativity.
Themes include prospecting in permanently shadowed craters, expanding infrastructure, and creating resilient habitats. Teams must submit non-binding notices of intent by Oct. 13 and a technical paper with a poster by Feb. 24, 2027. Up to 14 teams will advance to the final phase, receiving a $7,500 award for development and a chance to present at the RASC-AL Forum in Florida in June 2027.
The top two teams will receive additional funding and an invitation to an aerospace conference later that year. Managed by the National Institute of Aerospace, the 2027 RASC-AL Competition furthers NASA's exploration goals and supports future aerospace innovators.
Written by urgent.news from NASA Science's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
