NASA Ames Space Settlement Design Contest 2015 Results

This year we received 994 entries from 3,007 students sponsored by 380 teachers. Entries came from 21 countries: Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, India, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Nepal, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Romania, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, and Uruguay. U.S. entries were received from 14 states and territories: California, Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Puerto Rico, Texas, and Virginia.

Winners

Grand Prize

The Grand Prize for the 2015 Space Settlement Contest went to Alexander R. (grade 12), for creating The Freyr Project under the instruction of Dr. Deano S. (Greenhills School), from Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.

First Prize

Grade 12 First Prize

• The IOC (Inhabited Orbital Complex), Daniel A., Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States (Cherry Hill East), Individual.
• Hephaestat, New Delhi, India (Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram), Small Team.
• Aeon, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (RGUKT Basar), Large Team (tie).
• Yukta, India, Large Team (tie).

Grade 11 First Prize

• Bolus, Sengupta S., Guwahati, Assam, India (Kendriya Vidyalaya), Individual.
• MoonShadow, Bucharest, Romania (Saint Sava National College), Small Team (tie).
• Avani, Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, India (Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies), Small Team (tie).
• Oberth Space Project, Constanta, Romania (Colegiul National "Mircea cel Batran"), Large Team.

Grade 10 First Prize

• Atlas, Devam K., Tinsukia, Assam, India (Shiksha The Gurukul), Individual.
• Galvin Space Settlement, Mohali, Punjab, India (Vivek High School), Small Team.
• Sirius, Beijing, China (The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China), Large Team.

Grade 9 First Prize

• Wings of Fire, MDA, Burdwan, West Bengal, India (St. Vincent's High and Technical School, Asansol), Individual.
• Elysian, Jalandhar, Punjab, India (CJS Public School), Small Team.
• Arcadia, Chandigarh, India (Vivek High School), Large Team.

Grade 8 First Prize

• Vie, NAR, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Chaitanya School), Individual.
• Quadrannulos, Pune, Maharashtra, India (Vidya Valley School), Small Team (tie).
• Zeal, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, Small Team (tie).
• Multi, Cortland, New York, United States (Cortland Jr/Sr High School), Large Team (tie).
• Trishanku, Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School), Large Team (tie).

Grade 7 and Younger First Prize

• Nirvana: Space Settlement Design, Rishabh S., Patna, Bihar, India (St. Karen's Secondary School), Individual (tie).
• PiClavis University, Alina L., Constanta, Romania (Colegiul National "Mircea cel Batran"), Individual (tie).
• Twins, Constanta, Romania (National College "Mircea cel Batran"), Small Team.
• [Space Settlement Design], Dublin, Ireland (John Scottus Primary School), Large Team.

Artistic Merit First Prize

• New Generation in the Moon, You Jin L., Los Angeles, California, United States, Individual.

Literary Merit First Prize

• VIE: A Venture into the Extraterrestrial, Amrita K., Colombo, Sri Lanka, Individual.

Second Prize

Grade 12 Second Prize

• An A.F. Planet "In the Cosmos", Govind S., Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, India (Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies), Individual.
• Imperio, Voluntari, Romania ("Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science), Small Team.
• Harmony Space Settlement, Kathmandu, Nepal (St. Xavier's College), Large Team.

Grade 11 Second Prize

• Henko, Isaac S., Mumbai, India (Parle Tilak Vidyalaya Association's Sathaye College), Individual (tie).
• Atlantis - The First Space Settlement, New Delhi, India, Individual (tie).
• Dandelion Space Settlement, Bucharest, Romania ("Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science), Small Team.
• Pangaea, Constanta, Romania (Colegiul National "Mircea cel Batran"), Large Team (tie).
• Olympus, Hoengseong, Gangwon, Republic of Korea, Large Team (tie).

Grade 10 Second Prize

• Beyond Infinity - Eros Outer Atmosphere Settlement, Shahmir A., Karachi, Pakistan, Individual.
• Ark Humanity Backup, Constanta, Romania (National College "Mircea cel Batran" and Carol I College), Small Team.
• Infinitum, Bucharest, Romania (National High School of Computer Science "Tudor Vianu"), Large Team (tie).
• Zenith, Jalandhar, Pujab, India (MGN Public School), Large Team (tie).
• Nova Burn, Constanta, Romania (National College "Mircea cel Batran"), Large Team (tie).

Grade 9 Second Prize

• Swarg - Mankind in Space, Vishnu A., Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Individual.
• Aeon, Kolkata, India, Small Team.
• Space Settlement Zora, Bucharest, Romania (Colegiul National de Informatica "Tudor Vianu"), Large Team (tie).
• Masdar, Constanta, Romania (International Computer High School of Constanta), Large Team (tie).

Grade 8 Second Prize

• Colonizing the Astro Silicon Valley - A Path to Greener Earth, Sreeram S., Chennai, Tamilnadu, India (Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Mylapore) Individual.
• Jeevan, Kolkata, West Bengal, India (South Point High School), Small Team (tie).
• Aureole, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Ravindra Bharathi School), Small Team (tie).
• Remnant, Constanta, Romania (Scoala Gimnaziala Spectrum Constanta), Large Team (tie).
• Indraprastha, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Ravindra Bharathi School), Large Team (tie).

Grade 7 and Younger Second Prize

• Spes-Elpida Space Settlement, Mihai Alexandru B., Brasov, Romania (Andrei Saguna National College), Individual (tie).
• Aprameya, Sai Eshwar V.S., Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Narayana Olympiad School), Individual (tie).
• Rinascita, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Narayana IIT Olympiad School), Small Team (tie).
• Caelum 2 Space Settlement, Bucharest, Romania (Colegiul National de Informatica "Tudor Vianu"), Small Team (tie).
• Coloumbus, Brasov, Romania (Andrei Saguna National College), Small Team (tie).
• Ilios, Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School), Large Team.

Artistic Merit Second Prize

• New Era, Lui Lai W., Hong Kong, China (Chong Hok Tong Education Center), Individual.

Literary Merit Second Prize

• Deep Space Adventures, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India (KiiT International School), Large Team.

Third Prize

Grade 12 Third Prize

• Explora and Nebula (EAN), Harmandeep S., Patiala, Punjab, India, Individual.
• Avasthana, Basar, Telangana, India (RGUKT IIIT Basar), Small Team.
• Tilottoma, Burdwan, West Bengal, India (Asansol Old Station High School), Large Team.

Grade 11 Third Prize

• Type2, Alex G., Bucharest, Romania (National College of Informatics "Tudor Vianu"), Individual (tie).
• The Evening Star, Teodor T., Bucharest, Romania ("Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science), Individual (tie).
• ASTOR: A Settlement To Remember, Soumik G.M., Durgapur, India (D.A.V Model School), Individual (tie).
• Lxmxtless, Germantown, Maryland, United States (Poolesville High School), Small Team (tie).
• Kumolipo, Jalandhar, Pujab, India (Apeejay School Rama Mandi), Small Team (tie).
• Valhalla, New Delhi, India (Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram), Large Team (tie).
• Pyora - The Wheel is Come Full Circle, Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh (Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies), Large Team (tie).

Grade 10 Third Prize

• Space Settlement Alpha, Keshav M., Pachkula, Haryana, India, Individual.
• Astiria, Constanta, Romania (National College "Mircea cel Batran"), Small Team (tie).
• Diamond Space Settlement, Bucharest, Romania ("Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science), Small Team (tie).
• Anantaram, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India (Amity International School, Vasundhara), Large Team.

Grade 9 Third Prize

• Power Station for Space Settlements, Archit D., Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (Don Bosco High School), Individual.
• Aemiss, Constanta, Romania (Colegiul National "Mircea cel Batran"), Small Team (tie).
• Ashraya, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (Kendriya Vidhalaya Tirumalagiri), Small Team (tie).
• Creating Own Destiny - CROWD, Kasturi Nagar, Bangalore, India (Narayana Olympiad School), Large Team (tie).
• Turtle Space Settlement, Constanta, Romania (International Computer High School of Constanta), Small Team (tie).

Grade 8 Third Prize

• S.A.S.S. (Schmaltz's Amazing Space Settlement), Tyler S., Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States (Hidden Oaks Middle School), Individual.
• Toama Gaia, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Asilmetta), Small Team (tie).
• Spazio Selishte, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Prakash Vidyaniketan, Pendurthi), Small Team (tie).
• Prometheus, Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School), Large Team.

Grade 7 and Younger Third Prize

• Gradus, Andrei C., Bucharest, Romania (Colegiul National de Informatica "Tudor Vianu"), Individual (tie).
• Geo Darpan, Yanamadala D.C., Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Asilmetta), Individual (tie).
• F.E.L.I.S. (Fascinating Extraterrestrial Life in Space), Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Asilmetta), Small Team (tie).
• I, CeLex AndRoSar, Brasov, Romania (Andrei Saguna National College), Small Team (tie).
• Pollux, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Narayana High School), Large Team.

Artistic Merit Third Prize

• Green Space City, Kwong Ching M., Hong Kong, China (Chong Hok Tong Education Center), Individual.

Literary Merit Third Prize

• Angarakh - A Leap to Paradise, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India (Sri Sarada Vidyavanam Matriculation Higher Secondary School), Small Team.

Honorable Mention

Grade 12 Honorable Mention

• Aella, Joseph E. B., Van Nuys, California, United States (CHAMPS Charter High School), Individual.
• Hermes Ad Astra, Orland Park, Illinois, United States (Carl Sandburg High School), Small Team.
• Bana Space Settlement 3.0, Arecibo, Puerto Rico (Arecibo Observatory Space Academy), Small Team.
• Ender Space Settlement Design Report, Glendora, California, United States (Glendora High School), Small Team.
• Serendipity, Calarasi, Romania (National College Barbu Stirbei Calarasi), Large Team.
• Ojas - The Powerful, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India (RGUKT, RK Valley Campus, AP-IIIT), Large Team.
• Aether - Beyond the Skies, Constanta, Romania, Large Team.
• Invictus, Constanta, Romania (National College "Mircea cel Batran"), Large Team.
• Trakia, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (Model High School of Mathematics "Academician Kiril Popov"), Large Team.
• ArkMaven, Aurora, Illinois, United States (The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy), Large Team.

Grade 11 Honorable Mention

• Nawra, Andreea-Iris U., Constanta, Romania (International Computer High School of Constanta), Individual.
• Continuity, Jashan S., New Delhi, India (DPS International) Individual.
• Chrysallis Space Settlement, Anumay Ashish M., New Delhi, India, Individual.
• A Life in Space, Shaunak M., New Delhi, India (Ramjas School, R.K. Puram), Individual.
• P.L.A.N.T., Rohini, Delhi, India (Ryan International School), Small Team.
• Lunneta, Durgapur, West Bengal, India (Hem Sheela Model School), Small Team.
• Vashishta - Exceeds the Limits of Sky, Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, India (Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies), Small Team.
• Exodus, Constanta, Romania ("Ovidius" High School), Small Team.
• Cronos, Bucharest, Romania ("Tudor Vianu" National High School of Computer Science), Small Team.
• T3 (Time Topper Twist) Space Settlement, Constanta, Romania ("Ovidius" High School), Small Team.
• Terra Nova, Istanbul, Turkey (Kultur2000 Science High School), Large Team.
• Sri Chakra, Basar, Telangana, India (RGU IIIT Basar), Large Team.
• E.S.S. - Ethereal Space Station, Constanta, Romania (Colegiul National "Mircea cel Batran"), Large Team.
• The Heart of the Heights, Bucharest, Romania (International Theoretical Computer High School), Large Team.
• Anicca, Chandigarh, India (Vivek HIgh School), Large Team.

Grade 10 Honorable Mention

• Triskelion, Constanta, Romania (The International Computer High School of Constanta), Small Team.
• Incunabula, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, Small Team.
• Aresam - Inception, Beijing, China (The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China), Small Team.
• Utopia, Jalandhar, Punjab, India (Police DAV Public School), Small Team.
• Hestia-X Dimension, Beijing, China, Small Team.
• Spark City, Gurgaon, Haryana, India (Ryan International School), Large Team.
• Aether Space Settlement, Constanta, Romania (Colegiul National "Mircea cel Batran"), Large Team.
• Trishanku Swarg (A Heaven Created by Man), Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India (Narayana E-Techno School), Large Team.
• Tellurian, Brasov, Romania (Andrei Saguna National College), Large Team.
• Atlas, Constanta, Romania ("Ovidius" HIgh School), Large Team.

Grade 9 Honorable Mention

• The Dee Settlement 2, Dimah H., London, United Kingdom (Oakview Hospital School), Individual.
• Viggo, Brijesh K.G., Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Narayana IIT Olympiad School, ODN), Individual.
• Illuminate, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, (Narayana High School), Small Team.
• Hladolet, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Prakash Vidyaniretan), Small Team.
• Cosmotopia, Punjab, Pakistan (Aitchison College), Small Team.
• Zion, Jalandhar, Punjab, India (Apeejay School), Large Team.

Grade 8 Honorable Mention

• [Space Settlement Design], Manu F., Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, Individual.
• A Life in Space, Shaunak M., New Delhi, India (Ramjas School, R.K. Puram), Individual.
• Vajrayaana, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Narayana E-Techno School, Atthapur), Small Team.
• Mathrubhoomi, Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Hebbal), Small Team.
• Infinity's End, Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School, HSR Layout), Large Team.
• Shtamar, Hyderabad, India (Narayana IIT Olympiad School), Large Team.
• Megaclite, Panjagutta, Hyderabad, India (Narayana IIT Olympiad School), Large Team.
• Elpis, Pune, Maharashtra, India (Vidya Valley School), Large Team.
• Cerberus, Bangalore, India (Narayana Olympiad School) Large Team.
• Space Architecture, Nalgonda, Telangana, India (SPR School of Excellence), Large Team.
• E-IRIS (Innovative Residence in Space), Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Asilmetta), Large Team.
• United Democratic Socialist Colony of Ceres, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States (Hyde Park Middle School), Large Team.

Grade 7 and Younger Honorable Mention

• Trishanku, Mahati P., Hyderabad, Telengana India, Individual.
• Camelot Space Station, Neal R., Coppell, Texas, United States (Coppell Middle School East), Individual.
• NASA Colony Consirus, Meghana V., Coppell, Texas, United States (Coppell Middle School East), Individual.
• Prometheus, Mihnea T., Brasov, Romania (Andrei Saguna National College), Individual.
• Space Titans, Coppell, Texas, United States (Coppell Middle School East), Small Team.
• Heavensbound, Brasov, Romania (Andrei Saguna National College), Small Team.
• The Survivor, Brasov, Romania (Andrei Saguna National College), Small Team.
• Pandora, Bucharest, Romania ("Tudor Vianu" National College of Informatics), Small Team.
• The Hope, Brasov, Romania (Andrei Saguna National College), Small Team.
• Antariksh Nivas, Bangalore, Karnataka, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School), Small Team.
• Regullus, Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Narayana High School), Small Team.
• NASA Space Settlement, Avanigadda, Andhra Pradesh, India (Narayana E-Techno School), Large Team.
• Chronos, Constanta, Romania (Scoala Gimnaziala Nr. 37), Large Team.
• Spectra Space Settlement, Ploiesti, Romania, Large Team.
• Bendis, Bucharest, Romania (Liceul Teoretic National), Large Team.

Artistic Merit Honorable Mention

• NASA Space Settlement, Raveera T., Jersey City, New Jersey, United States (Academy 1 Middle School), Individual.
• Flying to Future, Wong Fung N., Hong Kong, China (Chong Hok Tong Education Center), Individual.
• A Space Eden, Ko Yeuk L., Hong Kong, China (School of Creativity), Individual.
• Our Space Journey, Bai Y., Hong Kong, China (Chong Hok Tong Education Center), Individual.
• Cyber Era, Esther Lam Yuen C., Hong Kong, China (School of Creativity), Individual.
• Pratyush, Delhi, India (Ryan International School, Rohini), Large Team.

Literary Merit Honorable Mention

• Celestial Miracles, Sai Susruth C., Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Narayana IIT Olympiad School, ODN), Individual.
• Seventh Dimension, John S., Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India (Shishya Public School), Individual.
• Sukrithi, Vishakapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Asilmetta), Small Team.

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

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