The NASA International Space Apps Challenge is the largest global annual hackathon. This two-day event provides an opportunity for participants to utilize NASA's free and open data and its Space Agency Partners' space-based data to address real-world problems on Earth and in space.
In 2021 ,I started my journey with this competition accidentally after a friend shared a link to the competition. I got to create a team from Oman and around the world that includes Ankit from India ,Mariyam, Ebaa, Shomokh , Aisha and me from Oman, and Before the hackathon we had online lectures and they were really interesting and helpful.
After that we worked virtually in the hackathon to create a game called THE TRAIL TO MARS: CAN YOU KEEP YOUR CREW ALIVE . We assigned roles and worked together as a team to prepare for an online pitch of our idea and that experience was amazing , I'm really grateful for the things that i learned and the people that i befriended .
We decided to compete again in 2022 with a new team. Me ,Ankit, Ebaa and new members, Hoor ( my cousin ) and Shoaib from Bangladesh.
As for our product , we created a creative short film about the effects of climate change, with the aim of awakening people and making them aware of its dangers getting 2nd place locally !
The feeling of winning is just beautiful..
We were really happy when we got 2nd place because of the proudness that comes when something you've put your hours in succeeds,
Unfortunately due to unknown reasons , we didn't get to do much with this win as we weren't nominated globally or acknowledged locally but winning in my perspective is about the skills you get to learn and the people we meet.