NASA Space Apps Hosts International Hackathon at Kingsborough Community College
NASA Space Apps Hosts International Hackathon at Kingsborough Community College
NASA Space Apps Hosts International Hackathon at Kingsborough Community College
September 5, 2024- The NASA International Space Apps Challenge (Space Apps) will host its international hackathon to address real-world problems on Earth and in space on October 5-6 at Kingsborough Community College, a selected Space Apps local collaborator site in Brooklyn, NY.
Every October, Space Apps invites a global community of coders, scientists, designers, storytellers, makers, builders, technologists, and other problem solvers in cities around the world to register for its largest annual two-day global hackathon. Participants gather at hundreds of simultaneous in-person and virtual local events to engage the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) free and open data to address challenges submitted by NASA experts. The experts evaluate project submissions and select winners for one of 10 Global Awards.
“It takes a variety of skills and perspectives to launch a mission into space, and NASA’s Space Apps Challenge brings people together across cultures and borders toward solving real-world problems on Earth and in space,” said Nicky Fox, associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
“It’s an honor for Kingsborough Community College to participate as a local collaborator for the 2024 NASA International Space Apps Challenge and partner with global problem solvers on these challenges,” said Dr. Suri Duitch, interim president of Kingsborough Community College.
“This is an extraordinary opportunity for my colleagues in the arts and sciences to meet, learn, build, and share with others interested in fields as diverse as UX design, game development, and planetary data to solve challenges in planetary sciences together,” shared Nate Cooper, a lecturer and coordinator of the UX concentration in the art department at Kingsborough and a local lead for the Space Apps Challenge.
In keeping with this year’s theme, “The Sun Touches Everything,” NASA Space Apps invites participants to consider the far-reaching influence of the Sun on Earth and space science. The theme connects participants with NASA’s Heliophysics Division’s celebration of the Helio Big Year. The challenges fall into categories such as arts, web development, gaming, graphic design, and open science, and range in complexity and topic, tasking participants with everything from creating artistic visualizations of NASA data to conceptualizing and developing informational apps and software programs. All of this year’s challenges are listed here: https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/nasa-space-apps-2024/challenges/
The Office of Student Life will provide meals for those attending Kingsborough's local site event in person. Participants who wish to form groups and address the Space App challenges can register at https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/nasa-space-apps-2024/2024-local-events/brooklyn-ny or contact nathan.cooper@kbcc.cuny.edu for more information.
About NASA Space Apps
NASA Space Apps is an innovation and public engagement program under NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. NASA Space Apps aims to promote transparency, participation, and global collaboration as part of the Open Government Initiative by sharing openly available data supplied through NASA and its Space Agency Partners to the public. NASA Space Apps is composed of two programs: the NASA International Space Apps Challenge and the NASA Space Apps Collective.
About Kingsborough Community College
Founded in 1963, Kingsborough Community College is Brooklyn’s only community college and is part of the City University of New York (CUNY). Located on a 70-acre campus in Manhattan Beach, Kingsborough remains firmly committed to its mission of providing both liberal arts and career education, promoting student learning and development, as well as strengthening and serving its diverse community. Kingsborough provides a high-quality education through associate degree programs that prepare students for transfer to senior colleges or entry into the workforce. Serving approximately 11,000 full- and part-time students annually and an additional 20,000 students in its expanding continuing education program, Kingsborough has earned recognition as a Leader College of Distinction for excellence in student success by Achieving the Dream and has been identified as a Top Community College in the nation by the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program eight consecutive times.
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