NASA International Space Apps Challenge

You may well ask, "what does a NASA Challenge have to do with the MultiCultural Council of New York?" Well, first of all let us explain what it is!

The NASA International Space Apps Challenge is the largest annual global hackathon. This two-day event creates innovation through international collaboration by providing an opportunity for participants to utilize NASA’s free and open data and its Space Agency Partners’ space-based data to address real-world problems on Earth and in space.

During the hackathon, NASA Space Apps Challenge participants around the world gather at hundreds of in-person and virtual Local Events to address challenges submitted by NASA Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). These challenges 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.

After the hackathon, project submissions are judged by space agency experts and winners are selected for one of 10 Global Awards.

The NASA Space Apps Challenge inspires collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking. Participants have gone on to form companies inspired by their projects, develop professional careers via employment opportunities or skill development, and network with like-minded individuals in their local community and around the world. The next NASA Space Apps Challenge will be held on October 4-5, 2025.

https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/about/

Our dear President, Soh Young Lee-Segredo will be acting as one of the Mentors to the hundreds of students who will participate. For more information, please contact Soh Young at sleesegredo@multiccny.org

In addition, Soh Young was interviewed by the Korean Times for the same matter.