NASA has announced the winners of two challenges to create new concepts for construction and human habitation on future space exploration missions, including the agency’s journey to Mars. The Space Suit Textile Testing and In-Situ Materials Challenges launched in October 2015, yielded innovative concepts for spacesuit testing and in-situ building materials use for habitat construction. “These two challenges offered the opportunity to think about two basic needs of exploration – protective suits and building materials...” said Steve Rader, deputy manager of NASA’s Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI). Learn more: go.nasa.gov/1OZVSFW Credit: NASA #NASA #technology #spacesuits #citizenscience #journeytomars