Audience: Undergraduate students attending accredited U.S.-based community colleges, colleges, and universities

Information Sessions: Thursday, Sept. 26, and Tuesday, Oct. 15

Letter of Intent Deadline:

Tuesday, Oct. 8

Proposal Deadline: Tuesday, Oct. 29

Contact: jsc-reducedgravity@nasa.gov

Micro-g NExT challenges teams to design, build, and test a tool or device that addresses an authentic, current space exploration challenge. The overall experience includes hands-on engineering design, test operations, and public outreach.

This year’s Micro-g NExT challenges focus on lunar operations, microgravity operations, and search and rescue. Selected teams will be paired with a NASA mentor to assist them as they iterate on their submitted design. During the culminating event, professional divers will test the student prototypes in the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Full challenge descriptions and requirements can be found on the Micro-g NExT website.