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In addition to the final missions, several Ground Tournaments are available for teams to compete in. Participating teams receive a design review by NASA engineers, and, for the most successful teams, monetary rewards to help continue development. In order to be considered for launch on the SLS [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Launch_System], teams must have participated in some of the Ground Tournaments.
In addition to the final missions, several Ground Tournaments are available for teams to compete in. Participating teams receive a design review by NASA engineers, and, for the most successful teams, monetary rewards to help continue development. In order to be considered for launch on the SLS [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Launch_System], teams must have participated in some of the Ground Tournaments.
As of now, SSI's OpComms team is not pursuing the CubeQuest challenge, because the group felt that the goals of the competition - which required large developments in satellite propulsion and other non-communication systems - were not completely aligned with the technological challenges the team was interested in pursuing and pushed the scope of the project beyond what might be feasible. The large amounts of interest in SSI from private space companies led the team to believe that monetary and launch resources could be acquired through independent sponsorship, which would allow the group freedom from the restricted scope of the CubeQuest competition.
As of now, SSI's [[OpComms team]] is not pursuing the CubeQuest challenge, because the group felt that the goals of the competition - which required large developments in satellite propulsion and other non-communication systems - were not completely aligned with the technological challenges the team was interested in pursuing and pushed the scope of the project beyond what might be feasible. The large amounts of interest in SSI from private space companies led the team to believe that monetary and launch resources could be acquired through independent sponsorship, which would allow the group freedom from the restricted scope of the CubeQuest competition.
More information on the CubeQuest Challenge can be found on the Nasa Website [http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/centennial_challenges/cubequest/#.VYDZBxNViko]
More information on the CubeQuest Challenge can be found on the Nasa Website [http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/centennial_challenges/cubequest/#.VYDZBxNViko]