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Jason Crusan, Director, Advanced Exploration Systems Division, NASA

Students from eight universities are spending the next year working on new technology projects for deep space exploration. The X-Hab Academic Innovation Challen...

Federal News Network Staff

June 15, 2015 7:35 pm

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Students from eight universities are spending the next year working on new technology projects for deep space exploration. The X-Hab Academic Innovation Challenge, led by NASA and the National Space Grant Foundation, has teams working on additive manufacturing, advanced life support systems, space habitation and systems for food production in space. Jason Crusan is the director of the Advanced Exploration Systems Division at NASA. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on the projects.