Friday, May 01, 2009

ISDC 2009 Prizes, Contests, and Awards

The National Space Society's 28th 28th International Space Development Conference features a number of prizes and awards. From the Education page:

Reach for the Stars Rocket Contest
In this annual national contest, each of the competitors will build and launch an Estes solid-fuel powered rocket. The goal is to have the closest landing to a downrange target. Open to ages 10 and up. Prizes for top winners.
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Lunar Lander Eggs Prize Competition
High school teams of up to 5 students are invited to participate in this one-day special event on Saturday, May 30 at ISDC. The LLEP is hosted by Omega Envoy, the only Florida-based team competing for the Google Lunar X PRIZE. Prizes include VIP passes to an upcoming Space Shuttle launch or tickets to the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex.
Details are online at
http://omegaenvoy.org/media/

Pete Conrad Spirit of Innovation Award
This new entrepreneurial competition has student teams develop a concept centered around one of the following: lunar exploration; personal spaceflight; or renewable energy. Team finalists have the opportunity to present their product concepts at ISDC 2009.
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Conrad Awards

NASA/NSS Space Settlement Contest
This annual contest, co-sponsored by
NASA Ames and the National Space Society (NSS), is for 6-12th graders (11-18 years old) from anywhere in the world. All contest participants are invited to attend ISDC 2009 to present their entries and participate in special activities.
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Space Settlement Contest

In addition, the program (PDF) includes the following:

Thursday, May 28
3:00 PM Google Lunar X Prize / NG Lunar Lander
12:00 PM Elon Musk CEO, SpaceX Heinlein Award Presentation

7:00 PM Richard Garriott Private Space Explorer Pioneer Award Presentation

Friday, May 29
12:00 PM Janet Petro - Deputy Director, NASA Kennedy Space Center - Pioneer Award Presentation
7:00 PM Gala Dinner - Speakers and Guests To Be Announced - Pioneer Award Presentation


Saturday, May 30
12:00 PM Buzz Aldrin, Apollo 11 Astronaut - Pioneer & Student Awards Presentations
7:00 PM Speaker To Be Announced - NSS and O'Neill Awards Presentations