Tim Griffin, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center’s Space Technology Mission Directorate representative for this year’s “Innovation Without Boundaries” event held in Kennedy’s Space Station Processing Facility on June 14, 2019, asks a participant a question. A number of employees, including civil servants and contractors that opted to take part, presented their proposals to a panel of judges as part of the Chief Technologist Innovation Call. The three categories of awards were innovative ideas that had little cost, ideas with great returns on investment up to $20,000 and big ideas where participants could socialize ideas for projects that would take more than $20,000 to implement.

Athela Frandsen, an aerospace technologist with Kennedy Space Center’s analytical laboratories, presents her proposal concerning proactive approaches to cleanroom contamination to representatives from programs across Kennedy during the “Innovation Without Boundaries” event held inside the Space Station Processing Facility in Florida on June 14, 2019. A number of Kennedy employees presented their proposals as part of the Chief Technologist Innovation Call. The event sought out ideas based on relevance, benefit, innovativeness, likelihood of success and sustainability.

Employees at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida attend and participate in this year’s “Innovation Without Boundaries” event held in Kennedy’s Space Station Processing Facility on June 14, 2019. A number of employees presented their proposals to a panel of judges as part of the Chief Technologist Innovation Call. Participants had five minutes to present their innovative idea for the chance to receive an award of up to $500 for ideas with little-to-no cost that would make a significant impact.

Pathways intern Douglas Jackson presents his proposal to a panel of judges during the “Innovation Without Boundaries” event held inside the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 14, 2019. A number of Kennedy employees presented their proposals as part of the Chief Technologist Innovation Call. Participants had five minutes to present their innovative idea for the chance to receive an award of up to $500 for ideas with little-to-no cost that would make a significant impact.

Athela Frandsen, an aerospace technologist with Kennedy Space Center’s analytical laboratories, presents her proposal concerning proactive approaches to cleanroom contamination to a panel of judges during the “Innovation Without Boundaries” event held inside the Space Station Processing Facility in Florida on June 14, 2019. A number of Kennedy employees presented their proposals as part of the Chief Technologist Innovation Call. Participants had five minutes to present their innovative ideas in one of three categories, which were innovative ideas that had little or no cost to implement, ideas with great returns on investments up to $20,000 and big ideas where participants could socialize ideas for projects that would take more than $20,000 to implement.

Rolando Valdez, serving as NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Spaceport Integration and Services representative for this year’s “Innovation Without Boundaries” event, gives feedback to participants in Kennedy’s Space Station Processing Facility on June 14, 2019. A number of employees presented their proposals to a panel of judges as part of the Chief Technologist Innovation Call. Participants had five minutes to present their innovative idea for the chance to receive an award of up to $500 for ideas with little-to-no cost that would make a significant impact.

Pathways intern Douglas Jackson presents his proposal to a panel of judges during the “Innovation Without Boundaries” event held inside the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 14, 2019. A number of Kennedy employees presented their proposals as part of the Chief Technologist Innovation Call. Representatives from across Kennedy evaluated ideas based on relevance, benefit, innovativeness, likelihood of success and sustainability.