International Space Apps Challenge

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Space Apps Challenge 2012: Stuttgart

This is as much a retrospective as it is a future lookout with regards to the International Space Apps Challenge 2012 in Stuttgart.

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Virtual #SpaceApps

In addition to the 25 locations working on challenges around the world, the International Space Apps Challenge had one additional - and very unique - location: virtual participation. Virtual participants logged in from all over to connect with each other, connect with physical locations, form teams, and get to work. Learn more about virtual participation and the global nominees that have emerged Read More

Geeks in Space

On April 21-22, 2012, NYTECH was fortunate and privileged to have organized the New York chapter of the International Space Apps Challenge. Led by NASA as part of the United States’ domestic commitments to the Open Government Partnership, the event brought together thousands of participants from 25 locations around the globe with the goal of solving complex problems relevant to both Earth and space research. Pivotal Labs hosted the event, which had previously hosted the NYC Big Apps Competition and for whom hack-a-thons were old hat. We also had the great pleasure of collaborating with StartupBus, a group of diehard techies that organize cross-country hackathons on, you guessed it, busses. Sponsors included Twilio, GitHub, Amazon Web Services, VitaminWater and PerkyJerky. Read More