{"id":4125,"date":"2013-08-24T04:51:19","date_gmt":"2013-08-24T04:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4125"},"modified":"2013-08-24T04:51:19","modified_gmt":"2013-08-24T04:51:19","slug":"uk-space-design-competition-now-accepting-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4125","title":{"rendered":"UK Space Design Competition now accepting applications"},"content":{"rendered":"

UK students can now apply for the regional heats and micro competitions of the 2014\u00a0UK Space Design Competition <\/a> (UKSDC) – UK Space Design Competition \u2013 Regional & Micro Events – BIS <\/a>:<\/p>\n

Events have been confirmed in London, Cardiff, and Oxford between October and December. Full details of dates and locations can be found on the UKSDC website,<\/a> and details of further events will be made available shortly.<\/p>\n

UKSDC is an industry simulation challenge which offers students the chance to take part in a real design project that exposes them to the joys and challenges of working in a large team. They must work together to apply their science, problem-solving, and design skills to overcome the unique engineering challenges of building in space.<\/p>\n

Their task is to design a space settlement for up to 10,000 inhabitants, taking into account everything from structural engineering and communications, to entertainment, food production, and material costs. They then present their final proposals to a panel of expert judges including representatives from industry, academia, and the UK Space Agency.<\/p>\n

Regional heats offer teams of up to 12 students aged 15-18 (Years 10-13) to earn a place at the UK final held at Imperial College London in March. From there they can go on to win a place at the international final held at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.<\/p>\n

Micro competitions, for 11-14 year olds (Years 7-9), are a new standalone addition to UKSDC that will run alongside the regional heats, and allow younger students to experience the thrill of the competition in a 12-hour version of the event. Any university students, staff, or professionals interested in supporting the Competition as a technical expert, judge, or company CEO should visit\u00a0or contact Dr Fiona Larner<\/a> (f.larner@uksdc.org).<\/p>\n

The UK Space Design Competition is organised by the Space Science & Engineering Foundation, and supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering. Full details can be found on the UKSDC website,<\/a> and all queries should be addressed to general@uksdc.org<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UK students can now apply for the regional heats and micro competitions of the 2014\u00a0UK Space Design Competition (UKSDC) – UK Space Design Competition \u2013 Regional & Micro Events – BIS : Events have been confirmed in London, Cardiff, and Oxford between October and December. Full details of dates and locations can be found on … Continue reading UK Space Design Competition now accepting applications<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,22,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-contests-and-games","category-education","category-space-settlement"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-14x","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10607,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=10607","url_meta":{"origin":4125,"position":0},"title":"NASA opens the 3D Printed Habitat Challenge competition","author":"TopSpacer","date":"May 19, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"NASA announces\u00a0the\u00a03D-Printed Habitat Challenge: NASA Challenges Designers to Build Deep Space Exploration Habitat NASA and the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, known as America Makes, are holding a new $2.25 million competition to design and build a 3-D printed habitat for deep space exploration, including the agency\u2019s journey to Mars.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Contests and Games"","block_context":{"text":"Contests and Games","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=16"},"img":{"alt_text":"15-093[1]","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/15-0931-300x197.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":14585,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14585","url_meta":{"origin":4125,"position":1},"title":"“Cities in Space 2017” student competition at New Worlds Conference, Nov.10-11, 2017, Austin, TX","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 5, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"An announcement from the\u00a0STEAMSPACE\u2122 Education Outreach program: Future Space Pioneers Coming\u00a0to Texas Austin, Texas - July 5, 2017--More than seven hundred students and their teachers and mentors from around the world will come to Austin November 10th to present their innovative designs for off-world habitats and colonies. 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