International Space Settlement Design Competition
High School students (9th through 12th grades) during the local equivalent of the U.S. 2007 - 2008 school year (between August 2007 and June 2008), and not studying in a full-time college or university curriculum as of 15 February 2008 (typically between 14 and 18 years of age; must be 19 years of age or less during the Finalist Competition).
Your team must register with the Competition organizers to receive key materials not included here. Only entries from registered teams will be considered for advancement.
The International Space Settlement Design Competition is evolving; eventually most Finalists will be selected through Semi-Finalist Competitions. The 2007-2008 Competition process includes the following events:
Find your region below to find its registration procedures.
| Region | Instructions |
|---|---|
| United States and Canada | Register here (note: teams registering by January 15 might be invited to a U.S. Regional Semi-Finalist Competition) |
| Asia (excluding Russia) | Register at the Asian site |
| Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, and southwestern Pacific islands | Register at the Australian Semi-Final site |
| Europe (including Russia | Contact gale.spaceset@gmail.com via email for referral to Regional Coordinator |
| Africa | Contact gale.spaceset@gmail.com via email for referral to Regional Coordinator |
| South and Central America | Contact gale.spaceset@gmail.com via email for referral to Regional Coordinator |
Your team represents Northdonning Heedwell, a major aerospace company, and your customer is an organization called the Foundation Society.
Create and submit your design for an orbiting space settlement, in hopes that your company will be awarded the lucrative contract to construct it. The Preliminary Request for Proposal (RFP) summarizes the requirements for the Space Settlement desired by the customer. When your team registers for the Competition, you will receive the Final RFP, which describes everything the customer wants in your design. Submit your written (on paper!) design description for evaluation by the Judging Panel for your Region.
Design Task Description: Second Settlement in Earth Orbit. You will receive the final RFP when you register.
Setting of the Proposal: The Year 2028
Due Date for Qualifying Competition Proposals from the U.S. and Canada, and eligible Semi-Finalist Teams: Thursday, 20 March, 2008
Notification Date for Finalist Invitations: Late May, 2008
The 12 Finalist teams are tripled up to form four competing companies. Your company will prepare a new design responding to a different RFP at the JSC Gilruth Center.
The teams will work in conditions that resemble those experienced by members of high-pressure proposal teams in industry, with assistance from real working engineers and managers. Designs will be presented to an audience that includes the judges and competing teams. Presenters will answer the judges' questions about their designs. Judges will select a winning design, and provide a debriefing describing merits and weak points of the proposals.
Finalist Teams Arrive in Nassau Bay (Houston), Texas: (date to be announced) July 2008Design Task Description: First Settlement on Earth's Moon Luna in the year 2033
Finalist Teams Design Preparation: (dates to be announced) three days in July 2008