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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Notice (11–063)]
Centennial Challenges 2011 Strong
Tether Challenge
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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This notice is issued in
accordance with 42 U.S.C. 2451
(314)(d). The 2011 Strong Tether
Challenge is scheduled and teams that
wish to compete may register.
Centennial Challenges is a program of
prize competitions to stimulate
innovation in technologies of interest
and value to NASA and the nation. The
2011 Strong Tether Challenge is a prize
competition designed to encourage
development of very strong, lightweight
material for use in a multitude of
structural applications. The Spaceward
Foundation administers the Challenge
for NASA. NASA is providing the prize
purse.
DATES: 2011 Strong Tether Challenge
will be held on August 12, 2011.
ADDRESSES: 2011 Strong Tether
Challenge will be conducted at the 2011
Space Elevator Conference held at the
Microsoft Conference Center, 16156 NE.
36th St, Redmond, Washington.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
register for or get additional information
regarding the 2011 Strong Tether
Challenge, please visit: https://
www.spaceward.org/elevator2011-ts.
For general information on the NASA
Centennial Challenges Program please
visit: https://www.nasa.gov/challenges.
General questions and comments
regarding the program should be
addressed to Dr. Larry Cooper,
Centennial Challenges Program, NASA
Headquarters 300 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20546–0001. E-mail
address: larry.p.cooper@nasa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Summary
The competition consists of
measuring the tensile strength of a
tether material. There are requirements
for maximum mass and minimum
strength and length categories. The
strongest sample that meets the criteria
is eligible to win the specified prize.
I. Prize Amounts
The total 2011 Strong Tether
Challenge purse is $2,000,000 (two
million U.S. dollars). Incremental prizes
will be offered for entries that meet
specific requirements for strength and
mass based on the length of the sample.
II. Eligibility
To be eligible to win a prize
competitors must (1) Register and
comply with all requirements in the
rules and team agreement; (2) in the
case of a private entity, shall be
incorporated in and maintain a primary
place of business in the United States,
and in the case of an individual,
whether participating singly or in a
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group, shall be a citizen or permanent
resident of the United States; and (3)
shall not be a Federal entity or Federal
employee acting within the scope of
their employment.
III. Rules
The complete rules and team
agreement for the 2011 Strong Tether
Challenge can be found at: https://
www.spaceward.org/challenges-ts.
Dated: July 7, 2011.
Michael J. Gazarik,
Deputy Chief Technologist.
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Notice (11-063)]
Centennial Challenges 2011 Strong Tether Challenge
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice is issued in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 2451
(314)(d). The 2011 Strong Tether Challenge is scheduled and teams that
wish to compete may register. Centennial Challenges is a program of
prize competitions to stimulate innovation in technologies of interest
and value to NASA and the nation. The 2011 Strong Tether Challenge is a
prize competition designed to encourage development of very strong,
lightweight material for use in a multitude of structural applications.
The Spaceward Foundation administers the Challenge for NASA. NASA is
providing the prize purse.
DATES: 2011 Strong Tether Challenge will be held on August 12, 2011.
ADDRESSES: 2011 Strong Tether Challenge will be conducted at the 2011
Space Elevator Conference held at the Microsoft Conference Center,
16156 NE. 36th St, Redmond, Washington.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register for or get additional
information regarding the 2011 Strong Tether Challenge, please visit:
https://www.spaceward.org/elevator2011-ts.
For general information on the NASA Centennial Challenges Program
please visit: https://www.nasa.gov/challenges. General questions and
comments regarding the program should be addressed to Dr. Larry Cooper,
Centennial Challenges Program, NASA Headquarters 300 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20546-0001. E-mail address: larry.p.cooper@nasa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Summary
The competition consists of measuring the tensile strength of a
tether material. There are requirements for maximum mass and minimum
strength and length categories. The strongest sample that meets the
criteria is eligible to win the specified prize.
I. Prize Amounts
The total 2011 Strong Tether Challenge purse is $2,000,000 (two
million U.S. dollars). Incremental prizes will be offered for entries
that meet specific requirements for strength and mass based on the
length of the sample.
II. Eligibility
To be eligible to win a prize competitors must (1) Register and
comply with all requirements in the rules and team agreement; (2) in
the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and maintain a
primary place of business in the United States, and in the case of an
individual, whether participating singly or in a group, shall be a
citizen or permanent resident of the United States; and (3) shall not
be a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within the scope of
their employment.
III. Rules
The complete rules and team agreement for the 2011 Strong Tether
Challenge can be found at: https://www.spaceward.org/challenges-ts.
Dated: July 7, 2011.
Michael J. Gazarik,
Deputy Chief Technologist.
[FR Doc. 2011-17665 Filed 7-13-11; 8:45 am]
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