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Our Moon — the next step in human exploration
beyond our Earth.

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In order to live there sustainably, we’ll
need habitats, water, fuel and so much more.

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But we can’t bring everything with us when
we go.

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We need a way to collect valuable resources
already available on the Moon.

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The Moon’s regolith — or soil — can
be used to construct habitats.

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Water hidden under the surface can be harvested
for human use and for future propellant needs.

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But responsibly gathering these resources
far away from our home planet will require

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technologies that aren’t currently available.

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And with frigid temperatures, low gravity,
and challenging shipping conditions, traditional

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Earth-based excavation technologies aren’t
going to cut it.

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That’s where you come in.

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NASA’s Break the Ice Lunar Challenge is
looking to industry, students, small businesses

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and garage inventors to develop innovative
ways to excavate the Moon’s icy regolith

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and deliver water in extreme lunar conditions.

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These technologies and resources will be critical
as we learn to live off-world.

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And your ideas could help us get there, extending
sustainable human exploration to the Moon,