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Cities in space

The Cities in Space™ Competition is a global STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) competition all about creating a sustainable settlement which enables the human race to survive and thrive into a new civilization in space.
Such an endeavor takes great planning and innovation and it is our current population of students who will be creating, living and thriving in these colonies.

In preparing for space settlement, the human race must consider what to do once the traveling is over and we have arrived. The broad array of skills and resources we will need once we settle

Humans will be born in these settlements, and will only thrive and multiply in a world alive with culture, architecture, history, science, art, law, the myriad aspects of what it means to be human.Students come together to debate, present and learn from one another.

Overview of the Cities in Space™ Student Competition and Conference

By creating your team and integrating engineering, art, architecture, and science you will create your own model of your planetary colony..

Create your team by Integrating engineering, art, architecture, and science, create your own settlement, or explore an emerging technology that you believe will pave the way for space settlement
Your team can focus on prototyping an Emerging Technology or on Settlement Design.

  • Team Size approximately 10-12 students, however, this is only a recommendation and team size is up to the discretion of the supervising teacher(s). Schools may register more than one team.

Your settlement must be outside Earth’s atmosphere. This includes Earth orbit, and any location beyond that boundary.

The Project Categories are:

Digital Model with Video
* Settlements are defined here as comprising a settling human population of 1,000 people with the that this settlement is focused on sustainability and growth.
Note Videos must be no more than of 7 minutes in duration.

Physical Model with Video
* Settlements are defined here as comprising a settling human population of 1,000 people with the that this settlement is focused on sustainability and growth.
Note Videos must be no more than of 7 minutes in duration.
As you choose your location, research the environment, requirements, and data for that location and incorporate the appropriate challenges your settlement will face in your model or video.

The team understands the positive & negative consequences of the project.
Originality
The project is unique and is built on an original idea.
Presentation
The team is able to articulate ideas and its impact clearly with enthusiasm.

Emerging Technology Category

Students who are interested in creating teams focused on innovative technology supporting off-world colonization, including robotics, are invited to complete and complement our colony designers. Without our young innovators and inventors, off world settlement cannot thrive. Be it a specialized space suit for a Lunar mining colony or a Martian garden below the surface, these ideas must be supported and presented for our future pioneers to imagine into. This section will have the same requirements and options as our colony designers. Students may choose to do video, 3D model or both along with a required, written component. Please simply check the Emerging Technology Category on the registration page. Awards will be given for 1st and 2nd place in this category.

Work Requirements

  • High School: In addition to the colony model students must present a written work with a minimum 10 pages double spaced, which describes the project, the specifications and requirements of their chosen location and what issues they chose to dedicate their time to solving for long-term success of a colony. Some examples of this could be how to grow food, manufacturing of goods and textiles, energy and creating a 100% recyclable community. Other issues could be how to create and sustain a rich civilization in the new frontier such as the arts, education and sports.
  • Middle School 5 – 8 Grade: In addition to the colony model students must present a written work with a minimum 6 pages double spaced, which describes the project, the specifications and requirements of their chosen location and what issues they chose to dedicate their time to solving for long-term success of a colony. Some examples of this could be how to grow food, manufacturing of goods and textiles, energy and creating a 100% recyclable community. Other issues could be how to create and sustain a rich civilization in the new frontier such as the arts, education and sports.

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