The NASA International Space Apps Challenge is an international hackathon where teams engage the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) free and open data to address real-world problems on Earth and in space.

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For one weekend each October, participants from around the world come together over a 48-hour period to solve challenges submitted by NASA personnel. After the hackathon, project submissions are judged by space agency experts and winners are selected for one of 10 Global Awards.

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As the local leads for KL, we will introduce Malaysian problem-solvers to NASA’s free and open data. By using NASA data to solve each year’s challenges, they will learn about NASA’s data, and share in the creation and application of the knowledge that results, as well as to inspire collaboration, creativity and critical thinking to leverage the growth of the next generation of scientist, technologists, designers, storytellers and engineers.