NASA Ames Space Settlement Contest Open to All Students - Learn, Collaborate, Explore!

St. Louis Space Frontier, Chapter of the National Space Society

St. Louis, MO (MMD Newswire) August 29, 2016 — Students from around the world have the opportunity to participate in a Space Settlement Contest co-sponsored by the NASA Ames Research Center, San Jose State University, and the National Space Society (NSS). This annual contest, begun in 1994, is for pre-college students up to 18 years of age. Contest co-founder Al Globus said in a recent email interview, “Have you ever thought about living in Space? Would you like the opportunity to do some serious research on the matter-and then tell NASA what you’ve learned? If so, the annual student NASA Ames Space Settlement Contest is for you.”

Students develop Space settlement designs and related materials; hard copies are submitted to NASA Ames for judging by engineers and scientists. Submissions must be received by March 1, 2017. The grand prize, the $3000 NSS Bruce M. Clark, Jr. Memorial Space Settlement Award, is awarded to the best entry regardless of contestant age. Individuals, small teams of two to five, and large teams of six or more may participate. Entries are grouped by the grade of the oldest contestant for judging: 7th and under, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th. Recognition is given to submissions in each grade category.

Qualifying contestants are invited to participate in poster presentations that highlight their designs at the NSS International Space Development Conference® which will be hosted by the St. Louis Space Frontier in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, during May 25 to 29, 2017. “Everyone interested in Space Exploration is invited to the International Space Development Conference® in St. Louis,” stated Christine Nobbe, Conference Chair. “The Space Settlement Contest is a magnificent inspiration for students to pursue STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) and to develop problem solving, creativity, communication skills, and collaboration. The contest has inspired thousands of students and helped hundreds of teachers bring the excitement of Space settlement to the youth of the world.”

About NASA Ames Space Settlement Contest: NASA Ames Research Center in conjunction with National Space Society sponsors an annual Space Settlement Contest. To learn more, visit http://settlement.arc.nasa.gov/Contest/ and http://www.nss.org/settlement/nasa/index.html

About National Space Society (NSS): NSS is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to the creation of a spacefaring civilization. To learn more, visit www.nss.org.

About the International Space Development Conference® (ISDC): ISDC, the annual conference of the National Space Society, connects NSS members with Space pioneers, industry leaders, engineers, innovators, scientists, educators, students, and Space enthusiasts. To learn more, visit http://isdc.nss.org/ and http://isdc.nss.org/2017/ .

About Saint Louis Space Frontier: The Saint Louis Space Frontier is a chapter of the National Space Society serving the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. To learn more visit: http://stlouisspacefrontier.org/.

Media Contact:

Contact Person – Christine Nobbe

Organization Name – St. Louis Space Frontier

Telephone Number – 314-323-0053

Email Address – [email protected] or [email protected]

Photos:

Above: Photo of the Grand Prize winners for the 2015/2016 school year.

Below: 8th grade students at Cortland Junior Senior High School, Cortland, New York, rejoice at the news that they tied for first place in the large group 8th grade category in 2015.

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