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NASA Prize Program Releases Workshop Report

Posted by michael on from the friendly-competition dept.

colonist writes "NASA's prize competitions program, Centennial Challenges, held its first workshop June 15-16, 2004 to brainstorm ideas, define rules and set prize amounts. The post-workshop report (PDF) is available. New ideas for challenges should be sent to <ccideas@hq.nasa.gov>. The Centennial Challenges program is supported by the X Prize Foundation, the Aldridge Commission and some members of Congress, but not all."

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  1. Submits plans for Death Star... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...awaits first prize.

    1. Re:Submits plans for Death Star... by Rei · · Score: 2, Funny

      I think they'll probably strike the plans down for the silly idea of putting a thermal exhaust port from the main reactor without a suitable blast-resistant one-way value.

      But, it you want to make a death star, I have some advice for you...

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    2. Re:Submits plans for Death Star... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      First prize for the death star? Maybe if you patched that weakness that always allows it to be blown up...

  2. Oh, I know something! by toetagger1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why not do something useful? Let's make a challange to transport humans to Mars by 2030, wouldn't that be fun? - George W. Bush

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  3. Centennial of what? by Timesprout · · Score: 3, Funny

    Anyway as a challenge I am prepared to spare the life of anyone who can build and deploy for me a secret orbiting battle station to further my ambition of global domination.

    PS If it has Battlestar Galactica style fighter launch bays I might throw in an iPod

    PPS The laser cannons have to make really cool sounds when they fire or you die with the rest

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  4. oh you want challenges? by aqui10 · · Score: 2, Funny

    New ideas for challenges should be sent to <ccideas@hq.nasa.gov>.
    Challenges ? Buddy here's one for you, post your mail id at Slashdot and not get spammed ! Beat that and you get the prize!

  5. Mother of all prizes by raider_red · · Score: 2, Funny

    How about if we just throw down the gauntlet. We'll give a large cash prize to anyone who can develop an interstellar drive and can demonstrate a working prototype. Extra money if they can make it FTL.

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  6. One billion quatloos by stratjakt · · Score: 4, Funny

    To the first to deliver an Infinite Improbability Drive.

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    1. Re:One billion quatloos by AKAImBatman · · Score: 2, Funny

      To the first to deliver an Infinite Improbability Drive.

      Could someone calculate the improbability factor of someone making a Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy reference on Slashdot? What's that? It has a very low improbability? Well then, I'm just going to hop on the Heart of Gold and turn on the improbability drive. Then I'd NEVER have to hear ANOTHER LAME REFERENCE to H2G2 AGAIN.

      Wait a minute...

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