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Looking for the latest Government Contracting News? Read about NASA Unveils 6 Finalists in Break the Ice Lunar Challenge.

NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center celebrated its annual tree-lighting ceremony in the courtyard of Building 4221 on Nov 30.

Six teams advance to the final phase of NASA’s $3.5 Million Break the Ice Lunar Challenge.

Students at the Colorado School of Mines have partnered with Lunar Outpost, a space exploration company based in Arvada, to tackle NASA’s challenge.

The challenge is part of NASA’s mission to develop new technology that could support a sustained human presence on the moon by the end of the decade.

Ice Diggers will now build a prototype of their lunar excavation system for a 15-day durability demonstration test slated for September 2023.