Update
About the Challenge
To stimulate innovations in energy storage technologies of value in extreme space environments and in renewable energy systems on Earth—
- demonstrate a high energy density storage systems that meet the demands imposed by the daylight/darkness cycle on the Moon to enable a rover to operate throughout the lunar darkness cycle
- Energy system innovations to benefit terrestrial applications, including vehicles and renewable energy generation systems.
Dates are approximate at this time and will be finalized at time of registration and rules announcement.
The prize purse is $1.5 million. Detailed rules and plans will be announced in the coming months. The competition is expected to occur in 2013. More information at www.NightRover.org and www.nasa.gov/challenges
Important dates
- Submission Period:
- Start: Oct 01, 2012 12:00 AM EDT End: Dec 31, 2013 10:00 PM EST
- Winners announced:
- Jan 01, 2014 10:00 PM EST