Just announced at MAX POWER: a $1 million Moon Base Student Challenge! go.nasa.gov/3UBpcCs The competition tasks U.S. high school and post-secondary student teams to develop solutions to real-world engineering constraints for establishing a long-term human presence on the Moon.
Artist’s concept depicting astronauts, habitats, rovers, power systems, and cargo operations supporting sustained human activities at the Moon Base near the lunar South Pole. Credit: NASA

ALT Artist’s concept depicting astronauts, habitats, rovers, power systems, and cargo operations supporting sustained human activities at the Moon Base near the lunar South Pole. Credit: NASA

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Good design target: permanently shadowed craters near the lunar south pole stay colder than −170 °C and hold water ice, while nearby sunlit ridges get near-constant solar power. Location is everything.

Nov 9, 2026 · 7:09 AM UTC

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