Mission Discovery offers a unique opportunity for students to work with NASA astronauts, space scientists, and university professors. Participants design space experiments, and the winning experiment is launched to the International Space Station (ISS).
Science | STEM
Mission Discovery NASA Astronaut Led Space Event
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- International Space School Educational Trust (ISSET)
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About the competition
Comp Info
- Estimated Ann. Participants: 200
- Cost: $1,019 (USD)
- Estimated Time Commitment: Significant
- Participant Format: Small Team
- Event Format: Online Synchronous
- Competition Format: Performance, Simulation/Challenge
- Reach: International
- Event Size: Very Small
Participation Information
Students participate in a 5-day summer school program, work in teams to develop space experiment proposals, and the winning project is launched to the ISS, with mentorship from NASA astronauts.
Open to students aged 14-18 globally
Certificates, mentorship, and networking opportunities in space science
Students participate in a 5-day summer school program, work in teams to develop space experiment proposals, and the winning project is launched to the ISS, with mentorship from NASA astronauts.
1. Register online. 2. Attend a 5-day workshop led by astronauts and experts. 3. Design a space experiment and present it to a panel of judges. The best experiment is launched to the ISS.
Research materials, team collaboration, travel to London (if attending in person)
Based on creativity, scientific merit, feasibility of the experiment, and teamwork.
