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NASA Prize Competition Solicits Ideas and Partners

Posted by michael on from the speak-now-or-forever-stay-on-earth dept.

colonist writes "NASA's prize competition program, Centennial Challenges, is asking for proposals and partner organizations. NASA plans four categories: Flagship Challenges (space missions), Keystone Challenges (technologies), Alliance Challenges (run by partner organizations) and Quest Challenges (students and other groups). You can also submit ideas for prizes."

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  1. Two birds - one stone by shubert1966 · · Score: 4, Funny

    As a challenge, I'd like to submit that myself and a partner be the first couple to conceive a child in space. If this is Sigourney Weaver - then that can be my prize. Like two peas in a pod.

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  2. Here's my idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    We develop a spaceship that doesn't explode when it goes up.
    Brilliant!
    AND (here's the tricky bit) it also doesn't explode when it comes down.
    Brilliant!

  3. NASA Soliciting Ideas by pipingguy · · Score: 2, Funny


    I'm trying to figure out how Bush can be blamed for this, but I can't. Perhaps I need to be enlightened.

  4. Quest by Ambient_Developer · · Score: 2, Funny

    Quest Prize Suggestion:2 Million For: First human in space wearing nothing but saran wrap!

  5. some prize ideas by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    These would make for some good prizes:
    • GMail Invitation
    • 200 iTunes downloads
    • iPod Mini
    • Slashdot T-shirt
  6. outsourcing... by zxflash · · Score: 4, Funny

    so basically nasa is outsourcing the job that the dod outsourced to nasa... ah beaurocracy at it's best

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