# 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]

## What this stands on

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 -, News)
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 -, News)
3. The winning student team was awarded a $50,000 grant for their PRICE lunar infrastructure tower technology project. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
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 -, News)
5. NASA staff have initiated discussions with the winning student team regarding potential formal collaboration on the lunar technology project. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)

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