美国国家航天局（NASA）竞赛邀请学生助力构想由月球技术赋能的未来

美国国家航天局（NASA）正在邀请美国境内的大学生团队，为2027年度的一项航空航天创新学生挑战赛提交大胆且原创的构想，以帮助该机构展望由新技术塑造的月球未来。

NASA is asking U.S.-based collegiate teams to submit bold, original concepts to the 2027 edition of a student challenge focused on aerospace innovation that could help the agency envision a future on the Moon shaped by new technology.

最新的NASA革命性航空航天系统概念——学术联系（RASC-AL）竞赛邀请学生团队探索新的运营范式，并推进支持月球（Moon）南极（south pole）地区可持续运营所需的技术。

The latest NASA Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) competition invites student teams to explore new operations paradigms and advance the technologies needed to support sustained operations in the lunar South Pole region.

“这项竞赛展示了下一代探索者和创新者的卓越技术水平与创造力，”位于贞女星（Virginia）汉普顿的NASA兰利研究中心系统分析与概念理事会首席技术专家Chris Jones表示，“学生们通过RASC-AL开发的构想展现了非凡的才华，并为推进NASA任务的研究成果做出了贡献。”

“This competition showcases the technical excellence and creativity of the next generation of explorers and innovators,” said Chris Jones, chief technologist, Systems Analysis and Concepts Directorate, NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. “The concepts students develop through RASC-AL demonstrate exceptional talent and contribute to the body of work that advances NASA’s missions.”

自2002年以来，年度RASC-AL竞赛通过建立大学、NASA与工业界之间的联系，助力培育航空航天概念、技术及原型设计。今年的竞赛主题涵盖了从支持月面环形山（lunar crater）永久阴影区勘探的概念开发，到为未来宇航员提供关键且可扩展基础设施的推进工作。

Since 2002, the annual RASC-AL competition has helped foster aerospace concepts, technology, and prototyping by making connections among universities, NASA, and industry. This year’s competition includes themes ranging from the development of concepts to support prospecting in the permanently shadowed regions of lunar craters to the advancement of critical and expandable infrastructure for future astronauts.

“NASA的RASC-AL竞赛将顶尖大学研究人员与该机构的技术和工程挑战联系起来，”NASA研究与技术任务理事会先进研究与技术部门的跨项目整合代理负责人Gabe Merrill说道，“通过要求学生创新者为我们未来的月球生活设计构想，这项竞赛加速了我们探索月球所需的技术研发，并为未来的航空航天创新者和领导者提供了发展机会。”

“NASA’s RASC-AL competition connects top university researchers with the agency’s technology and engineering challenges,” said Gabe Merrill, acting cross-program integration lead for the Advanced Research and Technology Division in NASA’s Research and Technology Mission Directorate. “By asking student innovators to design concepts for what our future on the Moon might look like, this competition accelerates the technology we need to explore the Moon and provides a development opportunity for future aerospace innovators and leaders.”

有意参赛的团队需在10月13日（周二）前提交一份非约束性的意向书，并受邀参加10月27日与NASA专家的问答环节。

Teams interested in participating are required to submit a non-binding notice of intent by Tuesday, Oct. 13, and will be invited to a Q&A session with NASA experts on Oct. 27.

挑战赛提案及随附的视频提交截止日期为2027年2月24日。提案应针对2027年RASC-AL的四个主题之一，展示由原创工程与分析支持的创新解决方案：

Challenge proposals and accompanying video submissions are due Feb. 24, 2027. Proposals should demonstrate innovative solutions supported by original engineering and analysis in response to one of the four 2027 RASC-AL themes:

- 实现极端探索

- Enabling extreme exploration

- 凌（transit）路径建设

- Transit pathway construction

- 月球资源勘探

- Lunar resource exploration

- 智能且具韧性的月球栖息地

- Smart and resilient lunar habitat

竞赛将选出最多14支团队进入决赛阶段，决赛内容包括进一步完善其构想、撰写技术论文并制作技术海报。每支入围决赛的团队将获得7,500美元的奖金，以支持其全程参与。决赛选手将于2027年6月7日至10日在佛罗里达州可可海滩举行的2027年RASC-AL论坛上，向由NASA和工业界专家组成的评审团展示其构想。

The competition will select as many as 14 teams to advance to its final phase, which involves further developing their concepts, writing a technical paper, and creating a technical poster. Each finalist team will receive a $7,500 award to facilitate its full participation. Finalists will present their concepts to a panel of NASA and industry experts at the 2027 RASC-AL Forum in Cocoa Beach, Florida, June 7 to 10, 2027.

总成绩排名前两名的团队将获得额外的奖金，并受邀参加2027年晚些时候举行的航空航天会议并展示其构想。

The top two overall teams will receive an additional monetary award and an invitation to attend and present their concept at an aerospace conference later in 2027.

鼓励感兴趣的学生团队访问RASC-AL竞赛官方网站，获取详细指南和参赛资格要求。

Interested student teams are encouraged to visit the official RASC-AL competition website for detailed guidelines and eligibility requirements.

2027年NASA RASC-AL竞赛由国家航空航天研究所代表NASA研究与技术任务理事会下属的先进研究与技术部门进行管理。NASA研究与技术任务理事会下属奖项、挑战与众包项目中的协作创新卓越中心负责管理该挑战赛合同。

The 2027 NASA RASC-AL Competition is administered by the National Institute of Aerospace on behalf of NASA’s Advanced Research and Technology Division within the Research and Technology Mission Directorate. NASA’s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation, part of the Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing Program within the Research and Technology Mission Directorate, manages the challenge contract.