SPACE PRIZE CHALLENGE - NYC

Empowering young women to participate in the growing space economy.

5 boroughs

5 public SCHOOLS

5 winners

Included schools across the NYC boroughs:

Bronx (TBD)
Brooklyn (Midwood High School)
Manhattan (Beacon High School)
Queens (Bayside High School)
Staten Island (TBD)

**What is Space Prize Challenge - NYC?**

The first Space Prize Challenge is designed to encourage STEAM education and careers in the space industry, with a focus on high school women in NYC public schools.
One winner will be chosen from a partner school in each of the five boroughs. The winners will receive a ZERO-G flight and mentorship from an influential woman in the space industry.

TEACHERS WILL SELECT 5 FINALISTS FROM EACH SCHOOL TO SUBMIT A VIDEO PRESENTATION TO SPACE PRIZE.

SPACE PRIZE JUDGES WILL EVALUATE ESSAYS AND VIDEO SUBMISSIONS AND SELECT ONE WINNER FROM EACH SCHOOL FOR A ZERO GRAVITY FLIGHT.

Timeline

December 1, 2021 – Launch Space Prize Challenge in schools
January 12, 2021 – Launch Space Prize Challenge media
February 20, 2022 – Schools submit top 5 essays to Space Prize
March 18, 2022 – Students submit Round II videos
April 12, 2022 – Announce Space Prize Challenge winners, announce Space Prize Global launch
May 28, 2022 – Space Prize Challenge ZERO-G flight and reception

ROUND 1: ESSAY (1000 words)

The Overview Effect has been described by many astronauts as a cognitive shift in awareness when viewing the earth from outer space, suspended in the darkness of the cosmos. From this vantage point, one experiences the earth not as we typically see it on Google Earth: with borders, dogmas, conflicts and strife, but as one planet in which everything is interconnected. Experiencing the overview effect can create a shift in the way that we think of ourselves, of others and of this place that we call home.

Tell us about a time in your life when your perspective was meaningfully impacted and how has it changed the way that you experience the world?

ROUND 2: VIDEO PRESENTATION (90 seconds)

Who are you?
Where are you from?
How old are you?
What does exploration mean to you? Tell us an instance when you felt the magic of discovery and how it has impacted your life.