NASA Ames Space Settlement Design Contest 2014 Results

This year we received 562 entries from 1,567 students sponsored by 222 teachers. Entries came from 18 countries: Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Dubai-UAE, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kingdom of Bahrain, Lebanon, Pakistan, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Singapore, Romania, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, and Uruguay. U.S. entries were received from 14 states and territories: Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.

Winners

Grand Prize

There is a tie for The Grand Prize for the 2014 Space Settlement Contest. The Grand Prize winning entries are:

Greenspace was created by a small team of 3 students (grade 11): Popov I., Kovachev A., and Laskov N.; under the instruction of Dr. Radeva V. and Zaharieva S. (Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium "N. Copernik"), from Varna, Bulgaria.
Vona was created by a large team of 6 students (grade 10): Aditya P. S., Amareen S., Hatinderpal Singh G., Hetarth C., Karan C., and Prajjwal M.; under the instruction of Mr. Emmanuel R. (Apeejay School), from Jalandhar, Punjab, India.

First Prize

Grade 12 First Prize

Al-Hasa: The Wonder Oasis, Jhansi K., Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, India (IIIT Nuzvid), Individual.
AAKASHA - A Journey Beyond the Sky, Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, India (RGUKT, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technology), Small Team (tie).
BANA Space Settlement 2.0, Arecibo, Puerto Rico (Arecibo Observatory Space Academy), Small Team (tie).
Space Settlement "Daphne", Varna, Bulgaria (Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium "N. Copernik"), Large Team.

Grade 11 First Prize

Spacekit, Alper Ender O., Constanta, Romania (National College Mihai Eminescu), Individual (tie).
Tetractys, Andra M., Constanta, Romania (Colegiul National Mircea cel Batran), Individual (tie).
Aeneas, Beijing, China (The Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University), Small Team.
Renaissance II, Brasov, Romania (Andrei Saguna Upper Secondary School), Large Team (tie).
Selene Expandable Space Orbital Settlement, Bucharest, Romania ("Tudor Vianu" High School), Large Team (tie).

Grade 10 First Prize

Axius - A Journey to the Unknown, Swagat D., Balasore, Odisha, India (St.Vincent's Convent School), Individual.
The Honeycomb Space Settlement, Bucharest, Romania (Tudor Vianu High School), Small Team.
Helios - Celestial Pioneer, Constanta, Romania (Colegiul National Mircea cel Batran), Large Team.

Grade 9 First Prize

Mamani, Aamlan Saswat M., Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India (DAV Public School, Unit-8, BBSR), Individual.
GURU (Gateway of Universal Residential Utopia), Nagpur, Maharashtra, India (Somalwar High School & Junior College, Nikalas Branch), Small Team (tie).
Visio - The Future Seeking Eye, Jalandhar City, Punjab, India (Apeejay School), Small Team (tie).
Helios, Constanta, Romania (The International Computer High School of Constanta), Large Team.

Grade 8 First Prize

Vishwambhara, Saya Sai C., Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School), Individual.
HAMS (Humans Aeronautical Mission for Space Settlement, Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Mehdipatnam), Small Team (tie).
Bharata, Kolkata, West Bengal, India (South Point High School), Small Team (tie).
OMNIA IV, Cortland, New York, United States (Cortland Jr/Sr High School), Large Team.

Grade 7 and Younger First Prize

Brahma, Chaitanya V., Maharashtra, India, Individual.
SpaceBurg, Constanta, Romania (Colegiul National Mircea cel Batran), Small Team.
Schone Welt, Andhra Pradesh, India (Ravindra Bharathi School, Dwarakanagar), Large Team.

Artistic Merit First Prize

Ojasvi, Rohini, Delhi, India (Ryan International School), Large Team.

Literary Merit First Prize

"Joy de Vivre": A Story of BANA Space Settlement 2.0, Tamara G.A., Arecibo Puerto Rico (Arecibo Observatory Space Academy), Individual (tie).
Syena, Rohini, Delhi, India (Ryan International School), Small Team (tie).

Second Prize

Grade 12 Second Prize

Athena-2014, Kokkiligadda K., Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, India (IIIT Nuzvid), Individual (tie).
Minerva - The Future Paradise, Vanditha Sai V., Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, India (IIIT Nuzvid), Individual (tie).
Ranimer - Man's Manifestation, Jayanand Chowdary K., Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, India (RGUKT, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technology), Individual (tie).
Orbis, Kladno, Czech Republic and India, Small Team (tie).
Eingana - Life Beyond the Earth, Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, India (Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technology), Small Team (tie).
Incredible Invaders, Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, India (RGUKT, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technology), Small Team (tie).
Arcturus Space Settlement, Bucharest, Romania, ("Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science), Large Team.

Grade 11 Second Prize

Oriolumina, Keerthi K., Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh (Sri Maruthi Junior College), Individual (tie).
DHARA (Distinct Habitat Aerospace Residential Abode), Arihant Vinay D., Nagpur, Maharashtra, India (Dharampeth M.P. Deo Science College), Individual (tie).
Altair, Jalandhar, Punjab, India (Apeejay School), Small Team (tie).
Greenwich Haven Platform, Bucharest, Romania, ("Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science), Small Team (tie).
Sirius, Beijing, China (High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China), Large Team (tie).
Yahvi, Pune, Maharashtra, India (St. Mary's School), Large Team (tie).

Grade 10 Second Prize

Dhruv Antariksh, Ruthvik G., Vishkapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Asilmetta), Individual.
Nea Zoi (A New Life), Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School), Small Team.
Convolution: Expanded Design, Chelsea, Michigan, United States, Large Team.

Grade 9 Second Prize

SAVIOR: The Lifesaving Space Settlement, Amik M., Durgapur, West Bengal, India (Hem Sheela Model School), Individual.
Helios, Pune, Mahrashtra, India (Vidya Valley School), Small Team (tie).
S.O.R.E., Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Asilmetta), Small Team (tie).
Advaita, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India (Somalwar High School & Junior College, Ramdaspeth), Small Team (tie).
Dune, Constanta, Romania (The International Computer High School of Constanta), Large Team.

Grade 8 Second Prize

The Nuture Project "Go Green Frontier", Nikita W., New Delhi, India (Mira Model School), Individual (tie).
Phoenix, Dushyanth Y., Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Asilmetta), Individual (tie).
Arcturus, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (Ravindra Bharathi Olympiad Schools), Small Team.
Zenith's Labyrinth, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India (KiiT International School, Campus-9), Large Team (tie).
Utopia, Jalandhar Cantt, Punjab, India (Police Dav Public School), Large Team (tie).

Grade 7 and Younger Second Prize

The God's Kite, Carmen T., Brasov, Romania ("Andrei Saguna" National College), Individual.
Celestio Space Settlement, Bucharest, Romania ("Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science), Small Team (tie).
Dante Deo, Andhra Pradesh, India (Ravindra Bharathi School, Dwarakanagar), Small Team (tie).
Gravitas, Maldonado, Uruguay (Eduardo Victor Haedo), Large Team.

Artistic Merit Second Prize

Antalaya, New Delhi, India (DAV Centenary Public School), Small Team.

Literary Merit Second Prize

Path to the Future, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School), Small Team (tie).
Ark: The Quest for Glory, Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, India (RGUKT, Nuzvid), Small Team (tie).

Third Prize

Grade 12 Third Prize

Ouroboros, Miron V., Bucharest, Romania ("Alexandru Ioan Cuza" Theoretic High School), Individual.
Amartya, Basar, Andhra Pradesh, India (Rajiv Gandhi University-IIIT, Basar), Small Team.
MINERVA - The Crown of Space Queen, Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, India (RGUKT, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technology), Small Team.
Espyrius II A.O.S., Bucharest, Romania ("Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science), Small Team.
Olympus, Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States; "Tudor Vianu" HS of CS, ICHB, Bucharest , Romania, Large Team (tie).
Columbiat, Lahore, Pakistan (Aitchison College), Large Team (tie).
Kairos, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Bayview Glen), Large Team (tie).

Grade 11 Third Prize

Space Settlement - Harmony, Diptam Roy C., Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Individual.
Domus A, Beijing, China (The Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University), Small Team (tie).
"TITO" - A Way to Oasis Life, Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, India (RGU-IIIT-Nuzvid), Small Team (tie).
Neith, Constanta, Romania (International Computer High School of Constanta/"Ovidius" High School), Small Team (tie).
The Profit Settlement Contract, Beijing, China (High School Affliliated to Renmin University of China), Large Team (tie).
Aspire, Bucharest, Romania ("Saint Sava" National College), Large Team (tie).

Grade 10 Third Prize

Star Gazers, Soumik G., Bardhaman, West Bengal, India (S.K.S. Public School), Individual.
The Next Step, Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States (Poolesville High School), Small Team.
Zarya, Constanta, Romania (The International Computer High School of Constanta), Large Team.

Grade 9 Third Prize

Genesis, Ashwin R., Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, Individual.
Life Support Systems in Space Colonies, Nagar, Punjab, India (Arise Academy of Learning), Small Team (tie).
Chronos, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (DAV Public School, Airoli), Small Team (tie).
Vishwa Peet, Ashoknagar, Hyderabad, India (Narayana Olympiad School), Small Team (tie).
Cronos, Vishakhapatnam Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Praksh Vidyaniketan), Small Team (tie).
Kalpavruksha, Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School), Large Team (tie).
Socialas, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India (R.S. Mundle English School), Large Team (tie).

Grade 8 Third Prize

My Space Station, Arushi S., Gujarat, India (Nelson's International School), Individual.
Elpis, Constanta, Romania (The International Computer High School of Constanta), Small Team (tie).
Twin Earth, Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Asilmetta), Small Team (tie).
Upagya, Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School, SP Nagar), Small Team (tie).
Hikari: The Future of Humanity, Constanta, Romania (The Spectrum School of Constanta), Large Team.

Grade 7 and Younger Third Prize

Zubha, Parth S., Maharashtra, India (Ashoka Universal School, Nashik, Individual (tie).
High-Tech Robotic City, Janmejay R., Maharashtra, India (Delhi Public School, Nagpur), Individual (tie).
Mars Space Colony, Punjab, India (Arise Academy of Learning), Small Team (tie).
Brahma: The Creator - An Alternate Creation, Uttar Pradesh, India (Vishwa Bharati Public School), Small Team (tie).
Khaos Space Settlement, Coppell, Texas, United States (Coppell Middle School East), Large Team.

Artistic Merit Third Prize

Amazing City, Angus Yu Chi Y., Hong Kong, China, (Chong Hok Tong Education Center), Individual (tie).
[Space Settlement Design], Mohit K., Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, (Evergreen Public School), Individual (tie).

Literary Merit Third Prize

Cronus the Utopia, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India (Sri Sarada Vidyavanam Girls Matriculation Higher Secondary School) Small Team.

Honorable Mention

Grade 12 Honorable Mention

Miracle, Teresinha W., La Salle, Manitoba, Canada (College St. Norbert Collegiate), Individual.
"Prathisarga" - The Renovation of Life, Komarthi, Andhra Pradesh, India, Small Team.
Albatross, Punjab, India (Budha Dal Public School), Small Team.
Plantae, Jinan, Shandong, China (Jinan Foreign Language School) Large Team.
C.U.R.I.E.: Center of Universal Research on Illnesses and Epidemics, Constanta, Romania (Colegiul National "Mircea cel Batran"), Large Team.
Aarohi - Emerging Star, Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, India (RGUKT, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technology), Large Team.
Olympia, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan (Aitchison College), Large Team.

Grade 11 Honorable Mention

"Organo" - The Genesis of World, Govind S., Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, India (RGUKT, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technology), Individual.
Michaelangelo, Devika K., Glen Allen, Virginia, United States (Henrico High School), Individual.
Hephaestus, Nalla M., Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, India (RGUKT, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technology), Individual.
BANA Space Settlement: Governance & Life Support Systems, Arecibo, Puerto Rico (Arecibo Observatory Space Academy), Small Team.
Chandrahas - A Gateway for a New Era, Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, India, Small Team.
VOLOS, Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, India (RGUKT, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technology), Small Team.
Nithya - The Eternal World, Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, India (RGUKT, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technology), Small Team.
"Eirene" Space Complex, Constanta, Romania (Colegiul National "Mircea cel Batran"), Small Team.
Paradeisos, Beijing, China (The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China), Small Team.
Minerva, Constanta, Romania (Colegiul National "Mircea cel Batran"), Small Team.
Spacewalk I, Nagar, Punjab, India, Small Team.
Initium Novum, Istanbul, Turkey (The Koc School), Small Team.
New Heliopolis - Space Settlement, Elyssar, El Maten, Lebanon (Saint Joseph's School - Kornet Chehwan), Small Team.
Pharos, Slatina, Romania ("Ion Minulescu" National College), Small Team.
New Era, Constanta, Romania (The International Computer High School of Constanta), Small Team.
MAPSHN - "Map to Shine", Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, India (RGUKT, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technology), Large Team.
Sodalitas, Constanta, Romania, Large Team.
Delos, Constanta, Romania (National College "Mircea cel Batran"), Large Team.
Nomad, Constanta, Romania ("Ovidius" High School), Large Team.
Welkin, Beijing, China (High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China), Large Team.
Abastat, New Delhi, India (Delhi Public School R.K. Puram), Large Team.
Omnium, Constanta, Romania (Colegiul National "Mircea cel Batran"), Large Team.
Empyrean, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India (St. Xavier's Sr. Sec. School) Large Team.
Space Settlement "Aqua de Vita", Varna, Bulgaria (Astronomical Observatory and Planetarium "N. Copernik"), Large Team.

Grade 10 Honorable Mention

Cybertron Space Settlement, Aditya M., Nagpur, Maharashtra, India (Somalwar High School, Ramdaspeth), Individual.
Metaterra, Medgidia, Constanta, Romania (Liceul Teoretic Nicolae Balcescu School), Large Team.
Aresam, Jalandhar Cantt, Punjab, India (Police DAV Public School), Large Team.
Sirius, Constanta, Romania (Colegiul National "Mircea cel Batran"), Large Team.
Terranova, Constanta, Romania (Colegiul National "Mircea cel Batran"), Large Team.
Astronomus, Lahore, Pakistan (Aitchison College), Large Team.
Kailash, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (Siva Sivani Public School), Large Team.
Genesis, Gurgaon, Haryana, India (Ryan International School), Large Team.

Grade 9 Honorable Mention

Elysium - The Paradise in the Sky, Ipsita P., Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Prakash Vidyaniketan, Pendurthi), Individual.
Terrestrial Twin, Satti Vamsi Krisha R., Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Asilmetta), Individual.
The Prithvy-S1, Sourav Kumar B., Kolkata, West Bengal, India (Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission Vidyabhawan, Barrackpore), Individual.
Integrated Sphere Colony (ISC), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Prakash Vidyaniketan), Small Team.
Dionysus: The Galactic Space Hotels, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School), Small Team.
Varahamihira, Pune, Maharashtra, India (Vidya Valley School), Large Team.

Grade 8 Honorable Mention

"Atum" Space Settlement, Constanta, Romania ("Ovidius" High School), Small Team.
Space Settlement: The Dream Come True, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India (Delhi Public School), Small Team.
Astraeus, Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School), Large Team.

Grade 7 and Younger Honorable Mention

Water Rocket, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (Hira High School Shahdherai Swat), Individual.
Cratos, Vaibhav S., Oak Hill, Virginia, United States (Nysmith School for the Gifted), Individual.
Milky Way, Constanta, Romania (The International Computer High School of Constanta), Small Team.
Vilaya Rakshakam, Andhra Pradesh, India (Ravindra Bharathi School), Small Team.
Aether, Constanta, Romania (Ovidius High School), Small Team.
Spatium Arte, Coppell, Texas, United States (Coppell Middle School East), Small Team.
The Ginga Space Colony, Coppell, Texas, United States (Coppell Middle School East), Small Team.

Artistic Merit Honorable Mention

Future Space Life, Kwok Wing Y., Hong Kong, China, (Chong Hok Tong Education Center), Individual.
Floating City, Leung Wing L., Hong Kong, China, (Chong Hok Tong Education Center), Individual.
Work for Our Future Space, Chan Wing Y., Hong Kong, China, (School of Creativity), Individual.
My Space, Ko Yeuk L., Hong Kong, China, (School of Creativity), Individual.
Varchasva, Rohini, Delhi, India, (Ryan International School), Large Team.

Literary Merit Honorable Mention

Terrigena, Allamuchy, New Jersey, United States, Large Team.

Special thanks to Dr. Ruth Globus, Ph.D., Al Globus, and the Contractors Council at NASA Ames Research Center for supporting this contest.

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