Dust suppression during the landing of the Artemis mission is a major challenge that NASA and its partners face as they aim to explore the lunar south pole region and establish a long-term human presence on the Moon.
NASA said the University of Michigan team was chosen as the overall winner. The university was awarded $10,000.
The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign received second place and a $5,000 prize, followed by the University of Colorado Boulder with a $3,000 prize.
Additionally, Texas A&M University and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott won the Excellence in Systems Engineering Award.
The universities are part of 12 finalists selected in March 2024, and have developed proposed system-level solutions that could potentially be implemented within the next 3-5 years to manage or prevent dust clouds.
The teams were selected after a final round held between June 25 and 27 near NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama.
"Managing and reducing the threat of lunar dust is a difficult challenge for NASA," said Don Krupp, associate program manager for the HLS program.
He said the space agency is "committed to real solutions for our long-term presence on the lunar surface."
NASA said the University of Michigan team was chosen as the overall winner. The university was awarded $10,000.
The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign received second place and a $5,000 prize, followed by the University of Colorado Boulder with a $3,000 prize.
Additionally, Texas A&M University and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott won the Excellence in Systems Engineering Award.
The universities are part of 12 finalists selected in March 2024, and have developed proposed system-level solutions that could potentially be implemented within the next 3-5 years to manage or prevent dust clouds.
The teams were selected after a final round held between June 25 and 27 near NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama.
"Managing and reducing the threat of lunar dust is a difficult challenge for NASA," said Don Krupp, associate program manager for the HLS program.
He said the space agency is "committed to real solutions for our long-term presence on the lunar surface."
