NASA Micro-g NEXT participants sit in the NBL control room at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston

When:

Proposal Deadline: Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018

Where:

Online

Target Audience:

Undergraduate students

Overview:

Micro-g Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Design Teams (Micro-g NExT) challenges undergraduate students to design, build and test a tool or device that addresses a current space-exploration need. The experience includes hands-on engineering design, test operations and public outreach. Test operations are conducted in the simulated microgravity environment of the NASA Johnson Space Center Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) in Houston. Teams will propose designs for and prototyping of a tool or simulant identified by NASA engineers as necessary for space exploration missions. Professional NBL divers will test the tools and students will direct the divers from the Test Conductor Room of the facility.

Proposals are due by Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018.

Challenges for 2019 include:

  • Sharp Edge Detection and Removal/Covering
  • EVA Camera Attachment Mechanism
  • Mini-Arm End-Effector

To learn more about this year's challenges and the program, plus apply, visit the Micro-g NExT website.