NASA's Centennial Challenges Prize Program

There’s a program at NASA that taps into the power of the public to solve some of the toughest problems in space exploration. It’s called Centennial Challenges, a prize competition that has awarded more than $24 million to hundreds of people ranging from academics, startup founders, small business owners, and independent inventors from across the U.S. and 86 countries.

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NASA's Centennial Challenges Prize Program is an episode from Small Steps, Giant Leaps by Katie Konans.

This episode is 20:37 long.

This episode was published on Nov 19, 2025.

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