# Updates to Centennial Challenges Cube Quest Challenge
**AGENCY:**
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
**ACTION:**
Notice of updates.
**SUMMARY:**
The Cube Quest (CQ) Challenge is scheduled and teams that wish to compete in the in-space competition may now register. New teams are responsible for securing a launch provider for their candidate CubeSat. Centennial Challenges is a program of prize competitions to stimulate innovation in technologies of interest and value to NASA and the nation. The Cube Quest Challenge is a prize competition designed to encourage development of new technologies or application of existing technologies in unique ways to advance CubeSat communication and propulsion systems. NASA is providing the prize purse.
**DATES:**
Challenge registration opened on December 2, 2014. The In-Space Competition starts when the team's CubeSat is deployed. The In-Space Competition ends exactly 365 competition days after team's CubeSat deployment, or 365 days after the Artemis-I launch, whichever occurs first.
**ADDRESSES:**
The Cube Quest Challenge will be conducted in the cis-lunar and trans-lunar locations in space.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
To register for or get additional information regarding the Cube Quest Challenge, please visit: *http://www.nasa.gov/cubequestchallenge.* For general information on the NASA Centennial Challenges Program please visit: *http://www.nasa.gov/challenges.* General questions and comments regarding the program should be addressed to Monsi Roman, Centennial Challenges Program, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL 35812. 256-544-4071; Email address: *[email protected].*
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
Competitors will design, build, and launch a 6U CubeSat to a lunar distance and/or beyond. Prizes will be awarded for: Placing the CubeSat into lunar orbit; transmitting the largest amount of data in both the 30 minute time frame from lunar orbit, or from a 3,000,000 km distance; transmitting the largest amount of data in a 28 day time frame from lunar orbit or a 3,000,000 distance; surviving the longest amount of time in lunar orbit or deep space environment (>3,000,000 distance); communicating from the furthest distance from Earth.
I. Prize Amounts: The total Cube Quest prize purse is $5,000,000 (five million U.S. dollars). Prizes will be offered for entries that meet specific requirements detailed in the Rules.
II. Rules and Eligibility: The complete rules and eligibility requirements for the Cube Quest Challenge can be found at: *http://www.nasa.gov/cubequest.*
Cheryl Parker,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.