Competition The #1 design is built to keep inhabitants safe from radiation. By David Grossman May 10, 2019 AI Spa What would life on Mars look like? NASA thinks it's getting one step closer to figuring it out. The Agency has awarded a combined $700,000 to the first and second-place teams in its 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge Self-described "multi-planetary architectural and technology design agency" AI SpaceFactory , based in New York, took first place with $500,000. A team of professors from Penn State finished in second with $200,000. AI SpaceFactory beat over 60 other teams in the finale of an ongoing competition that began in 2015. NASA ran the contest in conjunction with Bradley University of Peoria, Illinois, where the final challenges were held. For the On-Site Habitat Competition, teams had to autonomously print a one-thir...