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WHAT IS THE ENTREPRENEURS CHALLENGE?<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

Following up on the success of the 2020 NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Entrepreneurs Challenge, NASA has once again partnered with the global aerospace hub,\u00a0Starburst<\/a>, to renew the Entrepreneurs Challenge (EC) for 2021!<\/p>\n

The Entrepreneurs Challenge seeks to invite fresh ideas and new participants in supporting development of instruments and technologies with the potential to advance the agency’s science mission goals.<\/p>\n

The challenge will take place in two rounds:<\/span><\/p>\n

In\u00a0Round One,<\/span>\u00a0applicants will submit a short white paper outlining a technology concept that addresses one of the technology focus areas below.\u00a0 A panel of judges will then select up to twenty (20) companies to receive an invitation to Round Two along with $10,000 in prize funding.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Round Two,<\/span>\u00a0participants will submit a more comprehensive white paper detailing their technological solutions and will also participate in a live pitch event that will be open to the public to present their ideas to a panel of judges who will score the white paper and the presentation. Industry representatives, venture capitalists, and NASA program managers will also be invited to the pitch event. Up to ten (10) winning participants will be awarded an additional $80,000 in prize funding to mature their concepts further.<\/p>\n

The 2021 edition of the Entrepreneurs Challenge will focus on identifying new approaches to advancing NASA’s capabilities in the following focus areas:<\/p>\n

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About Astra<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Starburst, the world\u2019s first and only global aviation and space accelerator, has partnered with the Israel Aerospace Industries and Shenkar Space Lab to launch the ASTRA incubator program, which aims to support startups and research that develop innovative technologies in the Space Industry. By launching next-generation space technology ventures, ASTRA will transform Israel from a startup nation to a spacetech nation.rnrnThis early-stage incubator is designed to support startups in several verticals with space technologies applications. The program will create an innovation hub nurtured by key players in the industry, both locally and globally.rnrnThe selected startups in the program will have the opportunity to engage with Starburst and its partners to form deliverable commercial benefits as well as invaluable connections that contribute to their growth and advancement.rnrnASTRA is calling innovators and entrepreneurs to take part in this exciting venture that will progress human exploration into the heavens. Successful candidates await support in the form of direct investments, help with securing proof-of-concept, memorandums of understanding, coaching, mentoring, and much more!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n

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