Observed arrival · 2026-08-21
LunaRecycle Turns Lunar Trash Into Mission Hardware
A $3 million NASA Centennial Challenge asks teams to recycle solid mission waste into usable materials on the Moon.
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The challenge has two unusually concrete tracks: teams can build recycling hardware or simulate a complete lunar recycling system as a digital twin. Its Phase 2 finals bring 16 teams to Tuscaloosa to demonstrate that waste can go in one end and something useful can come out the other.
A $3 million NASA Centennial Challenge asks teams to recycle solid mission waste into usable materials on the Moon.
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