Register for the 2023 challenge here
This is a FREE school challenge.
Join the Australian Virtual Astronaut Challenge!
Choose from several 9-step STEM design sprints based on challenges facing Artemis & the Australian space industry Scenarios
- Earth Observation: Milo Institute – Arizona State University
- Robotics: Trailblazer – Australian Space Agency
- Home on the Moon: Aldrin Family Foundation
- Growing Food in Space: Magnitude.io
- AI in Space
Missions at your own pace
Use the content on this site to deliver the program at your pace. A number of special events will also be made exclusively available to participants (dates tbc). There will also be a celebration event known as the Young Space Explorers held in Sydney Australia.
Mission 1: Introduction
Mission 2: Define the challenge
Mission 3: Identify the challenge
Mission 4: Brainstorm the solution
Mission 5: Design the solution
Mission 6: Prototype creation
Mission 7: Evaluate the design
Mission 8: Iterate your design
Mission 9: Communicate the Pitch
Submissions due: November 17 at 11:59pm AEDT
Throughout the year are special webinars with space industry experts. Registration is free and proudly supported by AWS in Communities.
Young Space Explorers Event – December 2023, date tbc
A number of Year 9 & 10 teams will be selected to pitch their ideas to renowned space industry representatives and venture capitalists. This will occur at the Young Space Explorers event, supported by the Australian Space Agency, Lockheed Martin (US), The Space Research Hub & the NSW Department of Education.
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Scenarios
Earth Observation
Robotics
Home on the Mo0n
Growing food in space
AI in Space
Contributors
Dr Scott Sleap
SISP Project Leader
Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence for Secondary Science Teaching
Commonwealth Bank Teaching Fellow
Wendy Bode
Deputy Principal – Global Tropics Future Project
Commonwealth Bank Teaching Fellow
QLD Virtual STEM Academy
Jim Christensen
Executive Director of ShareSpace Education, the education arm of the Aldrin Family Foundation
Lori Waters
Space Instructor | Analog Astronaut | Astrobotany Researcher
