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What is the Nasa Space Apps Challenge?
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The international NASA Space Apps Challenge, one of the worlds biggest hackathons, is the ultimate team-based challenge for innovators, problem solvers and coders who want to create something extraordinary, regardless of their background or skill level. After the success of last year’s hackathon, which had 25,000 participants across six continents, the C4DI team was proud to bring the Space Apps Challenge to Hull for the second year in a row on Saturday 20th – Sunday 21st October, 2018. The number of participants tripled and the calibre of projects delivered was impressive.
Running in multiple locations around the world, over the same weekend, the NASA Space Apps Challenge seeks to create a global community wanting to share ideas and attempt to address real-world problems using data and digital technology. It’s a great opportunity for participants to learn about and play with new technologies, meet like minded people / fellow techies, create something worthwhile and, of course, have lots of fun doing it.
In previous years, participants from around the world have tackled challenges by utilising app development, robotics, data visualisation, design and many other specialities. You can see some of last years (2017) teams and projects here: https://2017.spaceappschallenge.org/locations/hull
The 2018 challenges focused on tackling some of the toughest problems encountered around Earth and Space. Over two days contestants worked together to develop a concept and bring it to completion in the time frame. There were around 30 participants this year, making up 7 teams who all came up with with a wide range of solutions to the briefs provided by NASA. All of the finished projects showed off the incredible skills and talents of those who had participated. Safe to say, everyone present was very impressed with the results and what everyone had managed to achieve in a relatively short space of time.
Keep reading to find out about this year’s teams and their challenges.
2018 Hull Winners Announced!
The Hull CCS Team, pictured above, were the overall winners of the competition with their project which tracks rocket launches in real time. You can read more about the team below.
The Starflower Team, pictured above, were winners of the peoples choice award with their innovative interplanetary solar tracking device. You can read more about their project below.
Teams & Projects
Meet some of this years teams…
A short intro to the teams from Hull competing in this years Nasa Space Apps Challenge.
Gallery
Space Apps Hull Team
Meet some of this years organisers…
Tim Goodfellow
Social Media & Copy Writing Guru. timgoodfellow.co.uk
Dileepa Ranawake
C4DI Community Manager. Does community stuff.
Rob Miles
A very tall, genius. robmiles.com
Partners & Supporters
KeY Sponsors:
Thank you to everyone who has helped bring Nasa Space Apps 2018 to Hull.
Supporters:
Thank you to all of our supporters and sponsors.
Even more stuff…
If you want to know more about what we got up to last year, check out these links below:
2018 Hull teams - https://2018.spaceappschallenge.org/locations/hull/
2017 Hull teams - https://2017.spaceappschallenge.org/locations/hull
Pictures from 2017 – https://www.flickr.com/photos/robertmiles/sets/72157699039446454
Now stop reading and do something else ;) Our content team’s fingers have dropped off…