Peter Homer won the $200,000 prize for developing a new glove design for NASA. Mr Homer had several years of engineering experience in the aerospace field before entering the competition. His new glove design featured an improved the finger dexterity and joint design. The prize money was awarded for a glove design that was both better than the current NASA design and also better than the other competitors. In this competition, the Astronaut Glove Challenge, there were two other entrants. The Astronaut Glove Challenge was part of a larger series of competitions that is under the banner of the 'Centennial Challenges' program from NASA which awards teams pursuing certain improvements in technology.

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