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SUMMARY:NASA Space Apps Challenge 2025 – Halifax
DESCRIPTION:Galactic Ground Zero: The Renaissance of Intelligence\n📅 Date: October 4–5\, 2025 \n📍 Location:\n– Day 1 (Oct 4): Fully virtual (online)\n– Day 2 (Oct 5): Saint Mary’s University\, Loyola 171 (LA171)\, 923 Robie St\, Halifax\, NS B3H 3C3 \n✨ About the Event\nThe NASA International Space Apps Challenge — the largest annual global hackathon\, engaging over 90\,000 participants across 185+ countries — is returning to Halifax this fall. \nThis year’s theme: Galactic Ground Zero: The Renaissance of Intelligence \nA cutting-edge\, community-driven event where space science\, open data\, and the booming AI revolution collide. \nInnovators from Atlantic Canada and beyond will gather to harness NASA’s open datasets to address some of the most urgent challenges facing Earth and space. \nFrom planetary science and climate change to satellite tech and creative storytelling\, this hackathon welcomes coders\, designers\, scientists\, artists\, students\, and experts alike — with a challenge for every passion. \n🌟 Why Halifax? Why Now?\nHalifax is rapidly emerging as a vibrant hub of technology\, innovation\, and technological excellence\, making it the ideal launchpad for this year’s event. \nGalactic Ground Zero places Halifax at the forefront of the technological renaissance\, inspiring collaborations that merge skill and open science to pioneer breakthroughs for society and space exploration. \nThis event is proudly led by Emran Billah\, Local Lead\, with the support of Digital Nova Scotia\, the province’s premier technology sector organization. \n🔍 What to Expect\n\n💡 48 hours of immersive\, hands-on innovation\n\nDay 1 (October 4) will be fully virtual (online)\nDay 2 (October 5) will be in-person at Saint Mary’s University\n\nFinal presentations will be due this day at in-person venue\n\n\n\n\n🛰️ Access to NASA & global space agency data\n🧑‍🏫 Challenges crafted by NASA’s top experts\n🤝 Mentorship\, community networking & collaboration\n🏆 Prize opportunities & global recognition\n🌍 Integration into NASA’s worldwide innovation network\n🎓 AI-focused workshops & engaging demos\n🎉 Celebration of creativity\, curiosity & courage\n\n🙋‍♀️ Who Can Join?\n\nAnyone with a passion to create — whether you’re 16 or 60\, a student\, entrepreneur\, gamer\, artist\, engineer\, or activist.\nNo prior experience with space or AI is necessary.\nJust bring your curiosity\, collaboration spirit\, and imagination.\n\n🌐 Global Reach\, Local Impact\nJoining over 450+ local events worldwide in 185+ countries and territories\, NASA Space Apps Halifax 2025 connects Atlantic Canada to a thriving global ecosystem where local innovation shapes planetary solutions. \n🚀 Register Today\nJoin 90\,000+ innovators globally. Early registration is encouraged as spots are limited. \nSelect Halifax as your local event when signing up: spaceappschallenge.org \n📞 Media & Press Contacts\nFor interviews\, event visuals\, press access\, or speaker inquiries\, please contact: \n✉️ Emran Billah — emran.billah@gmail.com \nNASA Space Apps Challenge is funded by NASA’s Earth Science Division and powered by Booz Allen Hamilton\, Mindgrub\, and SecondMuse.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/nasa-space-apps-challenge-2025-halifax/
LOCATION:Saint Mary’s University\, 923 Robie St\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, B3H 3C3\, Canada
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SUMMARY:NASA Space Apps Challenge
DESCRIPTION:SOLVE REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES ON EARTH & IN SPACE \nThe NASA Space Apps Challenge\, an innovative and public engagement initiative under NASA’s Science Mission Directorate\, is coming to Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, in 2024. This global event aims to promote transparency\, participation\, and collaboration by making NASA’s and its Space Agency Partners’ data openly available to the public. \nThe NASA Space Apps Challenge consists of two programs: the NASA International Space Apps Challenge and the NASA Space Apps Collective. Both programs encourage creative solutions to real-world problems using the extensive data provided by NASA. \nFunded by NASA’s Earth Science Division through a contract with Booz Allen Hamilton\, Mindgrub\, and SecondMuse\, the event is supported by the NASA Space Apps Global Organizing (GO) Team. This team\, composed of members from these organizations\, provides guidance and support to Local Leads and participants throughout the NASA Space Apps experience\, fostering community engagement year-round. \nJoin us in Halifax for this exciting opportunity to collaborate\, innovate\, and contribute to solving global challenges with NASA’s data.
URL:https://digitalnovascotia.com/event/nasa-space-apps-challenge-2/
LOCATION:6050 University Ave\, 6050 University Ave\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, B3H 4R2\, Canada
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