HuLC
HuLC stands for this
The Human Lander Challenge
Launched on October 4, 1957, this was the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth.
Sputnik 1
This mission landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969
Apollo 11
In Star Wars, Luke Skywalker grew up on this desert planet.
Tatooine
This acronym was almost used instead of PARSEC
LAPISS
This NASA center in Alabama manages the Human Lander Challenge.
Marshall Space Flight Center
This Soviet cosmonaut became the first human in space in 1961
Yuri Gagarin
This was the first human-made object to reach the surface of another planet.
Venera 3
This fictional spacecraft is commanded by Captain Kirk.
USS Enterprise
This member of PARSEC is famous for standing on tables when they are not supposed to.
Cooper Nelson
Which of these is NOT one of the four 2026 HuLC technical subtopics: noise suppression, potable water dispensing, fluid transfer, or thermal protection?
Thermal protection
This NASA program was the United States' first human spaceflight program
Mercury
This spacecraft became the first human-made object to enter interstellar space
Voyager 1
This 2014 Christopher Nolan film follows astronauts searching for a new habitable world through a wormhole.
Interstellar
This video game was popular amongst the 6 PARSEC members during meetings in 2023-2024
Lethal Company
In the inaugural 2024 Human Lander Challenge, teams were tasked with addressing this phenomenon, in which a lander's rocket exhaust interacts with the lunar surface and sends dust and debris flying.
Plume-surface interaction (PSI)
This American satellite, launched in 1958, was the first U.S. satellite to successfully orbit Earth.
Explorer 1
This Space Shuttle mission deployed the Hubble Space Telescope in 1990
STS-31
In WALL-E, this is the name of the massive spaceship carrying humans through space.
Axiom
This type of punctuation was hated by a graduated PARSEC member, to the point of heated arguments during proposal writing.
Semi Colon
NASA describes the 2026 HuLC proposals as requiring what type of solutions: component-level, systems-level, or mission-level?
Systems-level solutions
Sputnik 1 transmitted its famous "beep-beep" signals on two radio frequencies. What did the signals also provide information about inside the satellite?
pressure and temperature
This astronaut famously commanded Apollo 13 after an oxygen tank exploded during the mission.
Jim Lovell
In The Martian, Mark Watney survives on Mars largely by growing this crop he brought along as food.
Potatoes
During the 2026 NASA HuLC Forum, Grant Bowers jokingly claimed he would use this many kilowatts to kill Thomas.
1.77kW