While NASA has proposed 50 challenges, we have 24 that we're primarily focusing on at our Toronto event from April 19-21. Use the tools below to find challenges that require someone of your skill set, find out more information on each challenge, and join our Google Group to discuss particular challenges and form teams ahead of the event.
Of course, if you want to talk in person and form teams, we'll be having a "Beer and Post It's" event at Hotel Ocho on April 12 at 7pm that is free to attend as well!
Create an improved means for accessing SkyMorph images and catalogs.
This crowd sourcing challenge involves designing user friendly and accessible guidelines for testing key soil parameters; experimenting with practical soil testing approaches and developing a simple means for users to feedback their soil measurements using web/ phone technology
Create an open source 3D model of space hardware that can be generated by a 3D printer.
Combine the past and future time schedules of satellites into a common calendar that the world can easily access.
Develop a game to virtually build a lunar industry through a series of "bootstrapping" stages until it becomes self-sustaining.
Develop a compelling representation of weather on Mars.
Enable humans worldwide to take an interactive tour of the Moon.
Rethink space-based Earth imagery and make it more accessible to a broad audience of space enthusiasts.
Visualize invisible (to the human eye) phenomena that can affect so many vital terrestrial activities.
Create a visualization of Chile water resources, showing how they have changed over time relative to changes in climate.
Help humans understand and analyze microbial communities and compare with microbes on the International Space Station.
Create an app that integrates wind, solar, and geothermal energy data to show where combining them would have the greatest potential.
Help consumers find relevant incentives, tax rebates, and savings for their energy efficiency and renewable energy efforts.
Explore the history of Earth Day using environmental data since 1970.
Match and align the stars in Aurora imagery taken by Astronauts on the International Space Station.
Create an app that would allow observers of a meteor shower to trace the location, color and size of the shooting star.
Create a platform to enables citizen astronomers to register, submit findings, and help rank the findings of other citizen astronomers.
Create a CubeSat design for a mission to astroids near Earth.
Develop a deployable greenhouse that could be used on a space mission to the Moon or Mars.
Design a CubeSat for an upcoming Mars mission.
Expand the online presence for the NASA GIRLS program to mobile and/or tablet platforms.
Create a visualization that increases understanding of the problems of our current air traffic control system.
Develop a tool to improve the understanding of the incredible benefits that International Space Station is delivering back to Earth.
Extend the functionality of the Spot the Station site that allows you to share your sightings of the International Space Station with others.
Create an application that mirrors changes to NASA's github presence.
Share the story of NASA’s economic impact in a new and compelling way.
Humanize the Voyager mission through the creation of a data visualization, app, or even a physical object.