NASA’s International Space Apps hackathon is coming to Wichita State University’s
National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) Oct. 1-2.
NASA invites coders, entrepreneurs, scientists, engineers, designers, storytellers,
makers, builders, artists and technologists to come together in a global hackathon.
Over two days, participants from around the world will create in-person and virtual
teams to solve challenges using NASA’s open-source data.
Space Apps is for everyone, including those who have never hacked before. The competition
is open to passionate problem solvers of all ages. While some of the challenges are
technical, others require the use of artistic ability, business acumen, and historical
imagination. In other words, you do not need to be a coder or data expert to be a
part of Space Apps. In fact, the most diverse teams are often the most successful.
Teams consist of 2-6 participants. The hackathon will begin Saturday, Oct. 1 at 9
a.m. and conclude on Sunday, Oct. 2. Upon registration, participants will receive
details on the release of challenges and virtual bootcamp videos, as well as the opening
of chat and team formation.
The deadline to register for the Wichita event is Sunday Sept. 18.
The hackathon is hosted by the NIAR’s Advanced Technologies Lab for Aerospace Systems
(ATLAS) and will take place in the ATLAS labs.
SpaceApps, which started in 2012, is the largest annual global hackathon in the world.
This year’s event theme is Make SPACE, celebrating the motto “there’s always space
for one more."
Wichita State University is Kansas' only urban public research university, enrolling
more than 16,000 students on its main campus and 9,000 students on its WSU Tech campuses
from every state in the U.S. and more than 100 countries. Wichita State and WSU Tech
are recognized for being student centered and innovation driven.
Located in the largest city in the state with one of the highest concentrations in
the United States of jobs involving science, technology, engineering and math (STEM),
Wichita State University provides uniquely distinctive and innovative pathways of
applied learning, applied research and career opportunities for all of our students.
The Innovation Campus, which is a physical extension of the Wichita State University main campus, is one
of the nation’s largest and fastest-growing research/innovation parks, encompassing
over 120 acres and is home to a number of global companies and organizations.
