$3 Million Trashy Ideas for the Moon

Are you smart enough to win $3 million from NASA?

Well, here’s your chance! NASA’s LunaRecycle Challenge is all about turning trash into treasures on the Moon.

They’re throwing cash at anyone who can figure out how to turn food wrappers, old socks, and science experiment scraps into something useful on the Moon.

NASA’s Artemis missions need help to handle garbage—like an outer-space Marie Kondo. But instead of tidying your sweater pile, you’re converting lunar litter into useful stuff. It’s all about sustainability, baby.

The challenge features two tracks: One to build an actual hardware gadget or a second to just create fancy digital models. Either option promises cash rewards, no rocket science degree required.

NASA even pulled in The University of Alabama (Roll Tide!) to manage this cosmic cleanup party.

So get your ideas flowing and soon you might add “lunar logistics coordinator” to your resume.