‘Radical’ bill seeks to reduce cost of AIDS drugs by awarding prizes instead of patents, Washington Post “More broadly, the Obama administration has pushed prizes for technological advances, sponsoring 150 contests across 40 agencies since 2010. NASA has helped lead the way, handing over $6 million to 23 prize-winning companies since 2005 for such items as better astronaut gloves and more fuel-efficient airplanes. From 2000 to 2007, philanthropic groups have […]
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A Conversation with Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson at the 28th National Space Symposium, SpaceRef “SpaceRef had the opportunity to sit down with Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson at the 28th National Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. The conversation centered around his idea of doubling NASA’s budget as it would spur innovation and fuel the economy. We also discussed his latest book, Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier.” Marc’s note: Tyson gave […]
Prepared remarks of Tom Kalil at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation April 12, 2012 Washington, DC “Another recent prize was NASA’s Green Flight Challenge that called upon aviation innovators to build and demonstrate a super-fuel efficient full-scale aircraft. The cash prize purse of $1.65 million offered by NASA attracted 14 teams, which collectively invested more than $6 million. In a historic achievement, the two winning teams exceeded the performance […]
Conrad Foundation 2011-2012 Spirit of Innovation Challenge Semi-Finalists Announced “We are thrilled to announce the 2011-2012 Spirit of Innovation Challenge Semi-Finalists. This year, student teams exceeded our expectations in regards to innovation and creativity when applying STEM principles to their product concepts. These 80 teams will be competing to earn one of 15 spots to attend the annual Innovation Summit at NASA Ames Research Center in California from March 29-31, […]
NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase I Solicitation “NASA’s Office of Chief Technologist has announced the “NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC)” Phase I Solicitation is now open. The NIAC Program seeks to inspire and nurture revolutionary concepts that could transform future aerospace endeavors. NIAC will fund early studies of visionary, long term concepts – aerospace architectures, systems, or missions (not focused technologies). The goal of NIAC is to give visionary […]
NASA JSC Presentation: Cross Cutting Themes January 2011 Improvements are needed in the following for BEO Human Exploration: * Human Sustainability: much more commonality/ interchangeability of systems for repairs and hardware maintenance. Fewer tools. Dependable systems–better reliability with redundancy. * Human/Robotic Interaction: Need a robot with human-like dexterity. Desire control like Xbox “Kinect” * EVA: EVA improved suit, suitport * Crew/Ground Interface: Need more autonomy as crew and spacecraft will […]
NASA JSC Solicitation: Open Innovation Support Services for Internal Collaboration Support Platform and Intermediary “NASA/JSC has a requirement for Open Innovation Support Services for internal collaboration support platform and intermediary to provide the capability for NASA employees to collaborate within and across the NASA organizations promoting internal collaboration and the identification of solutions to internal challenges by internal personnel and expertise. NASA/JSC intends to purchase the items from InnoCentive, Inc. […]
NASA Kicks Off Open Innovation Competition To Benefit Spaceflight “NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston kicked off an experimental programming competition today in conjunction with TopCoder, Inc. and researchers from Harvard Business School and London Business School. The competition, conducted for the centers Space Life Sciences Directorate (SLSD), is aimed at developing algorithms that optimize medical kits for long-duration human space exploration.” JSC Seeks Innovation Support, earlier post What Is […]