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NASA Centennial Challenges |
DARPA Grand Challenge 2004, 2005, 2007 |
NAE Grainger Challenge |
Ansari X-Prize |
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Target |
Technology for space exploration |
Autonomous vehicles |
Arsenic removal from water supply in LDCs |
Private space travel |
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Type |
Variety of annual and one-time challenges (generally best in class) |
Annual or biannual races |
One-time prize (best in class) |
One-time prize (best in class) |
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Prize purse |
$200,000-$2.5 million (prize amounts to increase over time) |
$1 million per race |
1st $1 million 2nd $200, 000 3rd $100, 000 |
$10 million |
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Federal employee eligibility |
No |
Yes (using free time) |
Yes (using free time) |
N/A |
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