Space Apps Huntsville, AL was held on October 19th, 20th & 21st. Thank you to the 121 people who joined the International Space Apps Challenge at this location.The local results, including the work of 27teams, can be found below!
Thanks Huntsville, AL!
Global Nominees
We wish our global nominees the best of luck!
HELLO, WORLD... YOU'RE AWESOME. LET'S #HACKLIFE TOGETHER!
Welcome to the International NASA Space Apps Challenge!
Over $10,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded to #SpaceAppsHSV Winners this year... Are you in?
Huntsville, Alabama has been selected to host as the Main Stage City for NASA's 2019 International Space Apps Challenge for thesecond time in history!
Previous main stage cities include NYC and Palo Alto, California... We are so excited to facilitate this event for the worldwide audience behind Global Space Apps! Rest assured, This Is YOUR Chance To Shine!
Proudly powered by Alabama's leading non-profit ideation accelerator known as Urban Engineand sponsored by community influencers:Intuitive Research and Technology Corporation, Huntsville STEAM Works and the University of Alabama in Huntsville Invention to Innovation Center.
The NASA Space Apps Challenge is an international mass collaboration focused on space exploration that takes place over 48-hours in cities around the world. The event embraces collaborative problem solving with a goal of producing relevant open-source solutions to address global needs applicable to both life on Earth and life in space...
NASA is leading this global collaboration along with a number of government collaborators and over 100 local organizing teams across the globe.
WHERE: Invention to Innovation Center, The University of Alabama in Huntsville
850 Ben Graves Drive Huntsville, AL 35899 (map)
WHEN: Friday, October 18 through Sunday, October 20th, 2019
HOW: Register here!
Get your spacesuits ready for liftoff, this is going to be wild! For any questions, please contactadmin@spaceappshsv.com at any time. We hope to see you there!
Visit The Official Website: www.spaceappshsv.com
Share this event on Facebook and Twitter. We hope you can make it!
Cheers To You Success,
Urban Engine - #PropellingIdeasForward
www.urbanengine.org
Urban Engine is a non-profit organization on mission to propel the growth of Alabama's economy by connecting aspiring entrepreneurs with established business leadership to educational resources, talent, and community. Since 2015, Urban Engine has thrived through the collective ambition of more than 2,500 dynamic members of the community. We are people with big dreams and contagious energy who are dedicated to the development of building startup hubs through ideation acceleration.
Urban Engine activates its mission by offering over 150 free innovation education events including CoWorking Night, 32/10 Speaker Series, Startup Drinks, Urban Engine Podcast, 4 Hours to Product, and OpenHuntsville - all these programs provide emphasized focus on high-growth technology startups, professional workforce development, and innovation competitions. The International NASA Space Apps Challenge is known as the world largest hackathon competition and Urban Engine is a proud facilitator of this innovation competition hosted in the Rocket City!
Schedule (All times US/Central)
Friday, October 18th
Event Registration Check-In at the Invention to Innovation Center in Huntsville, Alabama
Global NASA Space Apps Welcome Introductions
Opening Remarks from special guests, sponsors, and the Urban Engine Team! Featuring keynote speaker welcomes delivered by Dennis Leonard, representative of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama and Opening Remarks from Mayor of Huntsville, Tommy Battle.
Followed by welcoming orientation from Global Space Apps with Marie Mimiaga and Urban Engine Leadership, Ciera Elledge.Remarks by AM Session Sponsor: by Stephanie Bastiaans, Huntsville Employment and Community Engagement for Lockheed Martin
Remarks from Marshall Space Flight Center by Lisa Watson-Morgan, Program Manager for NASA’s Human Landing SystemROCKET TALK BEGINS WITH "HOW IT’S MADE" SHOWCASE, featuring the YouTube sensation of Smarter Every Day, Destin Sandlin and a top official of the Marshall Space Flight Center, Dr. Jill Williamson
Biomimicry and Constellation Project with Helen Lien and Gwyer Sinclair. Then we will be wrapping up the morning session!
Welcome Back! with Dennis Leonard
Remarks from PM Session Sponsor by Dr. William Marx, INTUITIVE Chief Technology Officer, and Vice President
IMPROV MOON MISSION
Moderator: Bobak Ferdowsi
Northrop Grumman- Dan Merenda
ULA- Sam Whatley
NASA- Reggie Alexander
Blue Origin - Keithe Eaton
NASA- Justin Rowe
Adele Luta
ART BY: Dustin Timbrook
ROCKET TALK- Adele Luta
CLOSING REMARKS
Saturday, October 19th
Team Registration & Participants Check-In (Morning Only!)
Morning Breakouts - Find Your Team!
Team Structure Recommendations by Urban Engine:
2 coders, 1 designer, 1 subject matter expert, 1 video or pitch producerOpening Remarks from Urban Engine & Special Guests
Keynotes - A Few Words From Our Generous Event SponsorsEmcee Welcome by Dennis Leonard introducing Urban Engine
10:05 am - Remarks from Global Space Apps + Urban Engine Leadership by Carrie Freeman and Michael Carroll
10:15 am - Remarks from Presenting Sponsor Rigved Joshi, UAH I2C
10:25 am - Housekeeping items and Overview of Hackathon Itinerary and Logistics followed by Q&A - Matt Brooks, Innovation Services Director at Urban Engine & Michael Carroll, Urban Engine Chairman of the Board
Huntsville Hackathon Begins! Review All Challenges at Space Apps Challenge Website
https://2019.spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/
Urban Engine Pitch Practice Workshops Begin by Urban Engine and SecondMuse featuring Jonathon Heath and Marie Mimiaga
Sunday, October 20th
High School Students Welcomed Back and Hackathon Continues!
Lunch is provided by our generous supporting sponsors! GIVE THANKS via social media :-)
Code Freeze! All hacking will stop, facilitated by Urban Engine. Teams upload all solutions and pitch videos online to their host city location page:
https://2019.spaceappschallenge.org/locations/
Preliminary Judging Begins
Finale and Awards Ceremony Kick-Off in the Davidson Center: Emcee introduces Urban Engine with an Explanation of Judging. Urban Engine will announce finalist teams.
May the best solutions win!Concluding Keynote presented by Astronaut Jan Davis.
Remarks from Prize Sponsor by Mike Murdock, Founder of Huntsville STEAMWorks
Winner Announcements by Urban Engine with participants photo opportunity under the Saturn V Rocket.
