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TechLeap Prize

Offers cash prizes and space flight test opportunities for competitive space technology payload challenges.

TechLeap Prize sits under NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate's Flight Opportunities program as a competitive challenge format that pairs cash prizes with a flight test opportunity. The 2024 Space Technology Payload Challenge replaced the annual TechFlights solicitation, so the route now reads as a prize competition rather than a standard recurring grant call.

The challenge offered up to ni

Max award$500K
Realistic median
Success rate
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No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: One-off.

Last verified: 27 May 2026Source: www.nasa.gov