Starting on April 13 through 27, 2011 you can vote in "The People's Choice Award". All votes will be counted and stored in a mayonnaise jar at a secret vault in Silicon Valley until the closing awards ceremony on May 1st, 2011 at NASA Ames.
Eligible students may compete on teams in any of three Challenge Categories.
1) Aerospace Exploration
2) Clean Energy
3) Cyber Security
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Here I am introducing to you the Finalist Teams in the Aerospace Exploration Category. The Aerospace Exploration category encompasses any products with reasonable commercial opportunity in the aerospace industry. From vehicles to spacesuits; from planetary exploration to satellites; from space medicine to Earth observation, the industry is ripe for innovation.
When asked why we need to explore space, a myriad of answers will likely be given. Everything from the need to “Save humanity from extinction,” to the simple, “because it's there.” Whatever the reason, new technologies will be needed to reach the stars. This category looks for student teams to develop products that can help move the aerospace industry forward in our exploration of, knowledge about, or experience in space.
Team: Lennox Aerospace
Space Scaffold Structure-1 (SSS-1): The SSS-1 is a innovative, simple, cost-effective space structure, it allows efficient, co-operative structures to be made in space that can have many uses. The design is made from a simple cube and cuboid interlocking design that allows quick and safe construction of space stations, space colonies, hotels or research facilities.
School:
Ballakermeen High School
Team Members:
Benjamin Chung
Luke Farrugia
Town:
Isle of Man, British Isles
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Team: Morpheus
Space Sleep Pod: The sleeping pod would replace current sleeping fixtures aboard spacecrafts and provide noiselessness, comfort, lighting, and privacy towards a more effective and better sleeping experience for astronauts in space.
School:
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Team Members:
Avi Aggarwal
Amy Xie
Town:
Durham, NC
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Team: MVNTHS Beta
BeIN Aptamer Implant: This implant utilizes the traits of Aptamers to inhibit the fibronectin protein to treat long-term diseases caused by exposure to microgravity.
School:
Monta Vista High School
Team Members:
Belinda Zeng
Aditi Ganppule
Alok Singh
Hung-Jen Wu
Town:
Cupertino, CA
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Team: Ouroboros
The Perpetual Harvest Space Nutrition System: The Perpetual Harvest Space Nutrition System takes organic waste created during a long duration space mission and turns it into compost that is then used to grow crops. These crops serve as an air filter and food supply for the crew.
School:
Upper St. Clair High School
Team Members:
Avisha Shah
Catherine Groschner
Yudi Chen
Matthew Veracchia
Brent Heard
Town:
Pittsburg, PA
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Team: PVA
Polyvinyl Alcohol Shield: We have developed a product, a polyvinyl alcohol polymer film, that has shown through experimentation to protect from cosmic rays and x-rays. This will ultimately help make space travel and occupation safer for astronauts, who are exposed daily to high doses of cosmic rays.
School:
Milken Community High School
Team Members:
Jenifer Brown
Alex Li
Joseph Brown
Town:
Durham, NC
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Team: STAR
Augmented Reality System: A headset that monitors vital signs, and the position of the user constantly and provides the user with that information quickly and reliably.
School:
Milken Community High School
Team Members:
Ryan Delijani
Kevin Delijani
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Team: Unis in Space
Solar Wind Power Generator: The Solar Wind Power Generator is a cost-effective, high-energy output power supply for future lunar development and deep space exploration utilizing electron flow from Solar Wind from the Sun.
School:
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Team Members:
Preston Bowes
Suqi Huang
Brian Lezzi
Calvin Xiao
Town:
Durham, NC
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