Competitions & Challenges

Competitions and Challenges for Students

Don’t miss out on student competition opportunities available from NASA.  Check this page often for new additions.

We will update on current opportunities soon!

Apollo 50th Anniversary Student Challenge (ANGLeS)

New Mexico Space Grant Consortium is supporting the Apollo Student Challenge, which provides an opportunity to middle and high school students to participate on hands-on application of current technology so that eventually they participate in the development of new technologies to study earth and beyond.

Teams that want to participate are required to be affiliated with an organization such as a school, library, museum, after school program, or club. The top team from each regional challenge hub will receive a trip to Johnson Space Center in August 2019. All organizations must register by March 31, 2019, to participate in ANGLeS, regardless of whether they intend to participate in a Regional Challenge Event. New Mexico State University is the host for the NM teams.

Click here for more info or to register 

‘CineSpace’ Short Film Competition 

NASA and the Houston Cinema Arts Society invite professional and aspiring filmmakers to share their works using actual NASA imagery. The “CineSpace” competition will accept all genres, including narrative, documentary, comedy, drama, animation and others, up to 10 minutes long. Entries must use at least 10 percent publicly available NASA imagery. Entries will be judged on creativity, innovation and attention to detail. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three submissions, as well as two special category films: 1) the best documentary film and 2) the film that best exhibits human presence in space.

Deadline: July 15, 2019