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NASA Invites Student Designs for Lunar Living

In this lesson: Recognise the limits of an opportunity to propose technology.

Name: __________________________ Date: __________________

Read the story

NASA opened its Moon Base Student Challenge on November 8, inviting US high-school and post-secondary teams to address problems of lunar living.

Design areas include power, construction and astronaut safety, with registration open until January 25, 2027. Participation is an opportunity to propose solutions, not confirmation that a design will fly.

Source: NASA, 2026-11-08. https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-announces-1-million-to-students-for-moon-base-challenge/

Read and practise

1. Which statement is too strong?

   1. Every participating design is confirmed to fly
   2. Astronaut safety is one design area
   3. Student teams may propose solutions

2. What can be inferred about the competition’s stage?

   1. Its registration has already closed
   2. It invites proposals rather than reporting deployed student hardware
   3. Its winning systems are already used on the Moon

Your turn

How should a school describe the opportunity without promising a mission role?

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