Events

Join us for the SpaceHack Program and the NASA Space Apps Challenge, as we embark on a stellar journey inspired by Nikola Tesla’s legacy, push the boundaries of what is possible through creativity and technology, and nurture the next generation of innovators and explorers. 

 

What: SpaceHack – Designing Tomorrow, Today is a STEAM educational program preparing students for NASA’s Space Apps Challenge through workshops focused on problem-solving, data analysis, and app design, led by NASA and NOAA scientists.

Who: Organized by Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe (TSCW), in partnership with NASA, NOAA, Grumman Aerospace, SpaceHack is open to participants who are high school students (grades 9-11). 

Where & When:

Saturday, September 21, 2024, from 9am-2pm at Zebra Technologies, Holtsville, NY 

Saturday, September 28, 2024, from 9am-2pm at TopGolf in Holtsville, NY

Register here for both dates: Tesla Science Center | Ticketing (veevartapp.com)

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Saturday & Sunday, October 5th & 6th at Zebra Technologies, Holtsville, NY

Register here: NASA Space Apps Challenge

 

Why: This program is about more than just technology — it’s about igniting curiosity, inspiring collaboration, and empowering future problem-solvers. By connecting students with the legacy of Nikola Tesla and the spirit of space exploration, we are shaping tomorrow’s innovators.

Nikola Tesla’s work as a scientific pioneer ushered in the Space Age, providing the foundation for modern radio technology, wireless communication, robotics, and remote-control technology. His visionary experiments and theories have paved the way for advances in space exploration and understanding the universe. These programs are designed to echo Tesla’s innovative spirit, encouraging students to explore, innovate, and contribute to scientific advancements, just as Tesla did in his time. 

 

About the NASA SpaceApps Challenge

The NASA International Space Apps Challenge is a hackathon for coders, scientists, designers, storytellers, makers, technologists, and innovators around the world to come together and use open data from NASA and its Space Agency Partners to create solutions to challenges we face on Earth and in space.

Rising in popularity over the last decade, hackathons have become a strategy to fuel creativity, from beginners to Fortune 100 companies. The NASA International Space Apps Challenge is the largest annual global hackathon, inspiring collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking. This two-day event creates innovation through international collaboration by providing 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.  

During the hackathon, NASA Space Apps Challenge participants around the world gather at hundreds of in-person and virtual Local Events to address challenges submitted by NASA Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). These challenges range in complexity and topic, tasking participants with everything from creating artistic visualizations of NASA data to conceptualizing and developing informational apps and software programs. After the hackathon, project submissions are judged by space agency experts and winners are selected for one of 10 Global Awards. 

Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe (TSCW) is thrilled to announce that we have been selected as a 2024 host site for the NASA Space Apps Challenge. 

Learn More: NASA Space Apps Challenge

 

About SpaceHack

As we gear up for the main event, we are proud to share the launch of SpaceHack – Designing Tomorrow, Today. This educational program for high school students in collaboration with NASA and other space agencies will prepare our youth participants for the Space Apps Challenge. Inspired by the innovative spirit of Nikola Tesla, this SpaceHack program aims to ignite scientific curiosity, foster teamwork, and promote social responsibility among high school students in grades 9 through 11. 

The TSCW SpaceHack program will consist of a series of seminars to prepare and excite our local Long Island high schoolers to participate in the Space Apps Challenge event. SpaceHack is a dynamic two-session program that will dive into the fundamentals of problem solving and developing apps during the Saturday workshops. At Space Apps, they’ll harness their newfound skills to devise solutions that could benefit both life on Earth and in space and be connected to people all over the world participating in the event. The program’s distinctive structure ensures an engaging learning experience, spotlighting the values of exploration, collaboration, and innovation. 

Learn More: NASA Space Apps Challenge