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-. LunaRecycle Challenge

-. Introducing the Phase 2 Finalists!

NASA has selected 16 teams from 11 U.S. states as Phase 2 Milestone Round winners. Select teams earned Milestone awards for excellence in Prototypes and/or Digital Twins, and all finalist teams received an invitation to test their prototypes and digital twins in Tuscaloosa, Alabama later this summer!

The University of Alabama is proud to serve as the affiliated organization for this challenge, in partnership with NASA and AI Space Factory.

Read more about the winners here

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Prototype Award Winners ($50,000 each)

Acme Space LLC – Cheyenne, WY

CERBERUZ – Cambridge, MA

Cislune – Rosemead, CA

Moon Made – Boulder, CO

LunarNanomand – Corvallis, OR

PRIME – Houston, TX

Re:3D Inc. – Austin, TX

RECLAIM – University Park, PA

SelenoCycle Innovations – San Diego, CA

Waste Parrot – New York, NY

Digital Twin Award Winners ($25,000 each)

Acme Space LLC – Cheyenne, WY

CERBERUZ – Cambridge, MA

Cislune – Rosemead, CA

Moon Made – Boulder, CO

Lovegrove – Greenville, SC

TERASYNTH – Orlando, FL

Additional Teams Invited to Compete in Final Event

KLAW Industries – Binghamton, NY

LunARC – Prescott, AZ

Phoenix Loom – Fishkill, NY

Space Copy – Agoura Hills, CA

Unfortunately, due to the volume of submissions and to ensure fairness among all teams, we cannot offer feedback to individual competitors on their submissions. This is a standard protocol for all Centennial Challenges. We greatly appreciate the hard work that all teams put into their solutions and submissions and wish all teams success in their future ventures.

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-. Resources

Looking for additional resources to learn more about the challenge and compete? Here are the latest supplementary materials, FAQs, and webinar materials.
Need more? See our full Resources page.

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-. Challenge Results

NASA awarded $850,000 in Phase 1 of NASA’s LunaRecycle Challenge, recognizing 17 teams from 9 U.S. states and 5 countries as Phase 1 winners. Watch the June 10, 2025 livestream and read more about the Phase 1 winners here.

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