Q.  Can international teams enter the contest?
A. Yes, but they are not eligible for cash awards, travel stipends, or student internships.

Q. Can the team members be changed after the notice of intent is submitted?
A. Yes, as long as the final paper has all the team members included when the paper is submitted.

Q. Does the NASA funding need to be disclosed in the intent letter, in the final paper, or both?
A. Funding from NASA does not need to be disclosed until the final paper...as part of the ancillary material.   Students or Faculty advisors of student contestants that receive NASA funds should disclose the sources and levels of funding in a separate attachment as part of the ancillary material of the entry.  If the funding directly impacts work done for the contest entry, that should be described in detail.

Q. Can you enter if you miss the January 19th notice of intent deadline?
A. Yes, but you should send in your notice of intent as soon as possible.

Q. Are student release forms required with the notice of intent or with the final entry? 
A. Final entry only.

Q. Will the design actually need to be built?
A. The initial contest is a paper design only.

Q. Can there be more than one faculty advisor? We're looking at have one scientist type and one engineering type advisor.
A.  Absolutely.  There is no limit to the number of faculty advisors or team members.

Q. I work for a faculty advisor that supports NASA research. Would this prohibit my participation in the contest?
A. No, it would not prohibit your participation.  However, if you receive NASA funding, then you must disclose that in your entry per the submission requirements.  In addition, if faculty advisors receive NASA funding in areas similar to the contest, that must also be disclosed in the ancillary portion of your entry document.

Q. Is there a requirement that all members of a team must be US citizens?
A. US citizenship is required to receive a NASA internship or a cash prize. That does not mean that non-US citizens at your university could not be part of your team.

Q. Is there a limit on team size?
A. No limit on size of team.

Q. Space Grant has funding to support university teams involved in exactly this sort of NASA design competition - would use of Space Grant funds be disqualifying?
A. No, but you need to disclose the SG support as part of full disclosure in the entry package.  If that is not explained on the entry pages, I will make sure that it is added.

Q.  Are the guidelines for fuel cost required or can students choose alterative fuels, such as LH2? 
A. We provided the fuel efficiency goal as a reference point for the weight of the “fuel” and desired overall vehicle efficiency.  We did not intend to limit the vehicle to a specific type of “fuel” and would encourage any unique approach to energy management.  For this request, one could assume “fuel” would be the corresponding weight and cost of the LH2 and peripheral energy management systems and consumable energy source if appropriate.  LH2 systems have been considered before on prior programs...would assume that the safety and/or cost of these LH2 systems would have to be considered in the design paper.