Perth

NASA INTERNATIONAL SPACE APPS CHALLENGE

Space Hub Perth and CORE Innovation Hub are hosting this year's NASA International Space Apps Challenge. This is a global hackathon held on the weekend of 19 - 20 October 2019 in 75 countries and 187 cities, with over 18,000 participants. The event takes a collaborative approach to problem solving where teams aim to produce solutions to NASA defined challenges that we currently face here on Earth and in space. Check out the 25 challenges covering the categories Earth's Oceans, Our Moon, Planets Near And Far, To The Stars, and Living In Our World.

WHO CAN ATTEND?

Anyone. Absolutely anyone! Space is for everyone. If you have a background or are interested in business, entrepreneurship, science, art, history, engineering, design, law, technology, mathematics, education, health, sports, performing arts, hospitality, automotive mechanics and many other areas, then you're perfect for this hackathon. And no, you don't have to know how to code, though you can if you want to. It's amazing what ideas and solutions people from various background come up with.

We said above that "Space is for everyone". You might not know it, but everyday life is heavily reliant on space and space-related products and services. As the 21st century heads into its third decade, this is only going to increase, meaning more opportunities for everyone to work "in or with space". The Space Apps Challenge gives you a taste of what might be in store for your future. If you want to learn more about how you can be a part of the NewSpace race, check out the following video:

WHY ARE WE RUNNING THIS?

CORE Innovation Hub's goal in supporting the Space Apps Challenge is to draw on our thriving tech community and resources and energy sector, one of WA's sectors of strength, to create a community that builds new enterprises in the space sector. Space Hub Perth, which is supported by CORE, has the same goal of building a commercial space sector in WA, except we have a broader remit and we're drawing on every industry, research and educational institutions and government to do so. This event is an opportunity for talented problem solvers to come together and showcase their skills for the betterment of humanity.

DETAILS

We're busy sorting out the details for this event and we'll be providing more information here in the weeks to come, so keep checking this page for updates.

In the meantime, here are a few quick points:

• Information Session
  • Special guest: Ben Hartig,
    • Meet the West Australian Launching a Satellite Into Space Next Year
  • Monday 7 October 2019, 5:30-6:30pm AWST, CORE Innovation Hub, FLUX Basement, 191 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA, Australia
  • Register for the session here
• Space Apps Challenge Days
  • Start: Saturday 19 October 2019, 8:00am AWST
  • End: Sunday 20 October 2019, 6:00pm AWST
  • Venue: CORE Innovation Hub, FLUX Basement, 191 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA, Australia
• Teams
  • You can form your team with your colleagues prior to the event, however, you must each register individually.
  • Don't have a team? Go ahead and register individually and you can form a team or join someone else's team on Saturday 19th October morning.
  • Did you know, the 2016 Space Apps Challenge winners, Team Inspiro, were formed when, at the end of the team formation session, the Challenge organisers asked, "Who doesn't have a team yet?" The five team members had never met before!
• 2018 Global Top 25 Finalist
  • Perth team Supergiant Scuti was a global top 25 finalist last year!

CONTACT US

Register now to get involved!

Please contact the Location Lead with any questions or ideas, or if you are interested in being a volunteer, mentor, sponsor or partner.

Our sponsors so far include the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA), Engineers Australia, Kool Kreative, Startup News, Spacecubed, Unearthed and CORE Innovation Hub.

LAST YEAR'S EVENT

Here's a picture of the participants at the end of the Space Apps Challenge in 2018. Check out https://2018.spaceappschallenge.org/locations/perth/ for last year's winners.