This is a hackathon organized by NASA in many countries of the world in order to identify young talented people, who are interested in both science and technology.
SPACE APPS CHALLENGE 2017
is the biggest hackathon in the world
187
Locations
69
Countries
~25.000
Participants
Who participated in 2017 in Armenia?
The competition was attended by teams from different regions of Armenia. The total number of teams was 14, 1 to 5 participants in each. Participants were ordinary young people, interested in space and information technology, who consider that they are able to solve tasks of NASA.
Teams
What should they do?
A few days before the contest, on its website, there are challenges and tasks that NASA offers to solve the participants. Tasks can be completely different and solutions can be presented in any forms - websites, applications, virtual or augmented reality. Participants must find the solution for their task within 24 hours.
How is the winner chosen?
After a 24-hour continuous marathon, participants must submit their projects to the members of the professional jury. Presentation of the project is a very important part of the work, because jury members don't know what's in your head. They rely on what you tell and show them.