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Astrobotic Earns $100,000 Prize In The NASA Watts On The Moon Challenge

By: KDKA-TV News Staff

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic won a $100,000 grand prize in the NASA "Watts on the Moon" Challenge.

NASA was looking for ideas for sustainable power storage, distribution and management on the moon.

Astrobotic proposed a fleet of small, tethered rovers that lay out and connect power cables between the power plant and mobility platform.

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