NASA Launches $3M Deep Space Waste Recycling Competition

NASA wants to find novel ways to sustain astronauts on the Moon by recycling their trash.

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NASA has launched a LunaRecycle Challenge, a competition offering $3 million in prize money for innovative designs and prototypes for recycling waste on deep space missions. The aerospace agency wants novel ideas for processing inorganic waste streams like food packaging, discarded clothing and...
Garrett Reim

Based in the Seattle area, Garrett covers the space sector and advanced technologies that are shaping the future of aerospace and defense, including space startups, advanced air mobility and artificial intelligence.

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