Coders, scientists, designers, storytellers, makers, builders, technologists, space enthusiasts and problem solvers: WE WANT YOU!

🌌 2025 NASA Space Apps Challenge – Egg Harbor Township, NJ

Date: October 4–5, 2025

Location: TBA

What is the Space Apps Challenge?

The NASA International Space Apps Challenge is a global 48-hour hackathon that engages thousands worldwide to tackle real-world problems using NASA’s open Earth and space science data. During the weekend, participants in Egg Harbor Township will form interdisciplinary teams to ideate, design, and build creative solutions for one of the official NASA challenge tracks (e.g., climate, human health, space exploration, storytelling & art), focusing on themes like this year’s “Transform to Open Science”

Why join?

~Hands-on learning with NASA’s public datasets

~Collaborative experience: work with student coders, designers, scientists, educators

~ Mentorship: Get support from NASA experts through virtual chat

~Impact & recognition: Submit projects for global judging—stand a chance to be selected as a Local Nominee or even a Global Winner

Who can participate?

Everyone’s welcome! Whether you’re a coder, data analyst, artist, storyteller, engineer, student, or professional—real-world problem solving is for anyone. Participants under 18 must be accompanied or consented by a guardian.

How to register:

Create your Space Apps account on the official site – opening July 17, 2025
Register for the global hackathon (open through October 5)
Select Egg Harbor Township as your Local Event
Form or join a team — groups up to six members are ideal
Prepare to build – Kaggle datasets, NASA tutorials, and Virtual Bootcamps available from mid-August

Ready to blast off?

Stay tuned for venue confirmation and local lead contact info. Until then, mark your calendars, spread the word, and start thinking about which challenge inspires you. 🚀

Stay tuned for more info!

United States

Egg Harbor Township, NJ