Sydney, New South Wales

NASA INTERNATIONAL SPACE APPS CHALLENGE

NASA International Space Apps Challenge is an international hackathon that will take place globally, also here in Sydney on October 19 and 20, 2019. The event embraces collaborative problem solving with a goal of producing open-source solutions to challenges we currently face on Earth and in space.
Our goal is to continue to develop the thriving tech community in Sydney by giving talented problem solvers an opportunity to showcase their skills for the greater good. This represents the core of NASA's Open Innovation Initiative.

Summary of NASA Space Apps Challenge - Sydney 2018

MAIN OBJECTIVE:

NASA International Space Apps Challenge is a model for innovation. The ability to contribute towards solving meaningful challenges is the most important motivator for most participants in mass collaboration.
NASA educates and empowers students and engineers to acquire knowledge and skills in the disciplines of Science, Technology and Engineering, by way of thinking boldly, taking initiative and acting globally.

INFORMATION DAY (12 OCTOBER):

Information Day is a gathering for participants to come together before Space Apps to get to know one another, learn from provided sessions and to begin to ideate on projects. This is a time you can get more details about the event, form teams, learn what you need for your project from presented workshops and prepare yourself for hackathon day.

Date: October 12, 2019
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Address: University of Technology Sydney, Building 11, 81 Broadway, Ultimo NSW 2007, Room CB11.00.100 (based on lower ground)

HACKATHON DAYS (19, 20 OCTOBER):

At Space Apps Sydney events, teams of technologists, scientists, designers and entrepreneurs work together to develop answers to some of the most pressing challenges on earth and space using publicly available NASA data.

We invite everyone to be a part of this scientific exploration, as we unleash NASA’s data to problem solvers across the globe. We want you to join us in discovering our home planet at the NASA International Space Apps Sydney 2019!

From: October 19, 2019, (9:00 am)
Till: October 20, 2019, (4:00 pm)
Address: University of Technology Sydney, Building 11, 81 Broadway, Ultimo NSW 2007, Room CB11.00.100 (based on lower ground)

SYDNEY TEAM:

Global Winning Team in "Best Mission Concept" category, 2018

Sydney Team "That-VR-Team" is the Global Winning Team in "Best Mission Concept" category, on 2018, their solution with the most plausible solution concept and design. Nearly 18,000 participants participated globally, and this project has been selected between 1,395 winning teams from local events worldwide submitted their projects for global judging.

As a prize they have been invited to attend upcoming SpaceX Falcon 9, Rocket Launch in NASA Kennedy Space Centre, Florida.

Join us on2019event to be a part of creating the next generation of space technology!

NASA Space Apps Sydney