# Centennial Challenges 2009 Power Beaming and Tether Challenges
**AGENCY:**
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
**NOTICE:**
(09-012).
**ACTION:**
Notice of Centennial Challenges 2009 Power Beaming and Tether Challenges.
**SUMMARY:**
This notice is issued in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 2459f-1(d). The 2009 Power Beaming and Tether Challenges are now scheduled and teams that wish to compete may now register. The NASA Centennial Challenges Program is a program of prize contests to stimulate innovation and competition in space exploration and ongoing NASA mission areas. The 2009 Power Beaming Challenge is a prize contest designed to promote the development of new power distribution technologies. The 2009 Tether Challenge is a prize contest designed to develop very strong tether material for use in various structural applications. The Spaceward Foundation is administering both Challenges for NASA.
**DATES:**
The 2009 Power Beaming and Tether Challenges will be held from April 29 through May 1, 2009.
**ADDRESSES:**
The 2009 Power Beaming and Tether Challenges will be held at the Innovative Science and Technology Experimental Facility (ISTEF), Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
To register for and get additional information regarding the 2009 Power Beaming and Tether Challenges, visit: *http://www.spaceward.org/* or contact Mr. Ben Shelef at the Spaceward Foundation, 725 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View, CA 94043, Phone: 650-965-2900. Questions and comments regarding the NASA Centennial Challenges Program should be addressed to Mr. Andrew Petro, NASA Headquarters, Suite 6J79, 300 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20546, Phone: 202-358-0310. The Centennial Challenges Web site is *http://centennialchallenges.nasa.gov/* .
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
The maximum prize purse available for the 2009 Power Beaming Challenge is $2,000,000. The maximum prize purse available for the 2009 Tether Challenge is $2,000,000. NASA prizes can only be awarded to U.S. citizens. Additional information regarding the challenges including rules, team agreements, eligibility, and prize criteria can be found at: *http://www.spaceward.org/* .
Dated: February 13, 2009.
Douglas A. Comstock,
Director, Innovative Partnerships Program Office.