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Puerto Rican student team wins NASA competition and $50k lunar tech grant

NOVA UPRM student team won NASA ORBIT competition, $50k, and NASA collaboration interest for lunar construction tech.

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NOVA UPRM received a total of $50,000 USD in prize funding, consisting of $15k finalist award, $30k first place Space Track award, and $5k People's Choice Award. [1] Student team NOVA UPRM from University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez won the inaugural NASA ORBIT competition held at NASA Space Center Houston. [2] NASA technical specialists have contacted the NOVA UPRM team to explore formal collaboration and testing of the PRINCE lunar technology. [3][4][5]
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  1. NOVA UPRM received a total of $50,000 USD in prize funding, consisting of $15k finalist award, $30k first place Space Track award, and $5k People's Choice Award. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -
  2. Student team NOVA UPRM from University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez won the inaugural NASA ORBIT competition held at NASA Space Center Houston. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -
  3. The winning student team was awarded a $50,000 grant for their PRICE lunar infrastructure tower technology project. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  4. NASA technical specialists have contacted the NOVA UPRM team to explore formal collaboration and testing of the PRINCE lunar technology. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -
  5. NASA staff have initiated discussions with the winning student team regarding potential formal collaboration on the lunar technology project. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
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