National Space Society Space Settlement Contest 2019 Results
This page contains the results of the 2019 NSS Space Settlement Contest. This year we received 2,691 entries involving 12,899 students. For the previous 25 years this contest was administered by NASA Ames Research Center and was an entirely paper operation. This year the National Space Society took over administration at NASA’s invitation and simultaneously made the contest a cloud based digital system using the Award Force contest software.
Winners
Grand Prize
The Grand Prize for the 2019 NSS Space Settlement Contest went to a team of 11 students from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA: Josiah DeLuz, Josiah Richards, Maya Calilao, Hana Husek, Raychelle Lorenzo, Jayde Whiting, Madeleina Wolcott, Austin Pham, Nolan Pries, Christian Williams, and Logan Russell, for creating ASM Corporis under the direction of Frederick Herrmann from the Makua Lani Christian Academy. ASM Corporis is particularly noteworthy for the excellent and relevant physical experiments they undertook.
First Prize
Grade 12 First Prize
- OPUS, Koti Reddi, Rgukt Nuzvid, Nuzvid, Andhrapradesh, India, Individual.
- DEIMOS, Tudor Vianu National High School of Computer Science, Bucharest, Romania, Small Group.
- Hericraso, Korean Minjok Leadership Academy, Hoengseong, Gangwon, South Korea, Large Group.
Grade 11 First Prize
- GENESIS-369, Katerina Samatovna Bakhtigaliyeva, High School of Mathematics, Dr. Petar Beron, Observatory of Naval Academy, N. Vaptsarov, Varna, Bulgaria, Individual.
- ASCLEPIUS, Andrei Saguna National College, Brasov, Romania, Small Group.
- City of Space Collider, High School of Mathematics, Dr. Petar Beron, Varna, Bulgaria, Large Group (tie).
- CHRYSALIS, Andrei Saguna National College, Large Group (tie).
Grade 10 First Prize
- Space Metron, T. Shashank, Narayana Etechno School Gb Palya, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Individual.
- JAVAB, Door No.104, Maruthi Towers, Kurmannapalem, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, Small Group.
- Serendipity Project, Saint Sava National College, Bucharest, Romania, Large Group (tie).
- ECOS, Liceul Teoretic Traian, Constanta, Romania,
Large Group (tie).
Grade 9 First Prize
- Dune, Melissa Aydogan, Bucharest, Romania, Individual.
- Zümrüdü Anka, The Koc School, Istanbul,Turkey, Small Group.
- ARES Ardra: A Dream Come True, The Orchid School, Pune, Maharashtra, India, Large Group.
Grade 8 First Prize
- SPIDER, Munteanu Elvira, Andrei Saguna National College, Brasov, Romania, Individual.
- ARUNAM, Narayana High School, EKPM Branch, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India,
Small Group
- Xpansion 1, Forsyth Middle School, Forsyth, MO, USA, Large Group
Grade 7 and Younger First Prize
- Hawking Space Colony, Rahul Sanapala, Sri Chaitanya Day Scholar School, Individual.
- TRICERATOPS SPACE, Andrei Saguna National College, Johannes Honterus High School,
Brasov, Romania, Small Group.
- EARTH 2.O, Sri Chaitanya School, Mangalagiri, Andhrapradesh, India,
Large Group.
Artistic Merit First Prize
- REACHING A NEW HORIZON, Trupti Tarinicharan Patra, Narayana E Techno School, Andheri East, Mumbai, Maharastra, India.
Literary Merit First Prize
- BEYOND THE SKY, Narayana High School, Gaddiannaram, Dilsukh Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Second Prize
Grade 12 Second Prize
- Disha, Sriram Devata, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Individual.
- The HIVE, Tudor Vianu National High School of Computer Science, Bucharest, Romania, Small Group.
- ARGO, Midland Classical Academy, Midland, TX, USA, Large Group.
Grade 11 Second Prize
- Astera, Sebastian Romeo Pintilie, Vasile Alecsandri National College, Bacau, Romania, Individual.
- RAMA, The International Computer High School of Bucharest (ICHB), Bucharest, Romania, Small Group.
- Deep Stargazing Project, Saint Sava National College, Bucharest, Romania, Large Group (tie).
- Aleph, Tudor Vianu National High School of Informatics, International Computer High School of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania, Large Group (tie).
Grade 10 Second Prize
- ELPIS, Medhovarsh Bayyapureddy, Sri Chaitanya E.M School, Mogalrajpuram, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India, Individual.
- Imagine Robots, International Computer High School of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania, Small Group.
- MISSION AGRAJ, Telangana Chaitanya E Techno Cbse School Khammam India,
Large Group (tie).
- Melior, Tudor Vianu National High School of Computer Science, Large Group (tie).
Grade 9 Second Prize
- ERSTELLEN, Shiva, Narayana School, Chintalkunta, LB Nagar, Individual.
- ASTITVA, Narayana Etechno School, Borivali West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Small Group.
- HORUS, Narayana Olympiad School Kothapet, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India, Large Group.
Grade 8 Second Prize
- Baum, Vladimir George Necula, National High School of Computer Science Tudor Vianu, Bucharest, Romania, Individual.
- PARACOSM, Rukmani Birla Modern High School, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, Small Group (tie).
- Next Terra XI, Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Perumbakkam, Tamilnadu, India, Small Group (tie).
- QUERENCIA, Narayana High School, Gaddi Annaram, Dilsukh Nagar,Telangana, India, Large Group.
Grade 7 and Younger Second Prize
- GENESIS, Ghiberdic David Cristian, School 79, Bucharest, Romania, Individual.
- E-MARS, Ovidius High School Constanta, Romania, Small Group.
- UTOPIS SPACE COLONY, Sct High School Chintal, Hyderabad, India, Large Group.
Artistic Merit Second Prize
- SPACE SETTLEMENT-DRAWING, Sarthak Dilip Agare,
Narayana E-Techno School, St Depot, Nalasopara (West), Palghar (tie).
- FLYING HIGH, Rajashree Chatterjee, Narayana School, Kolkata, West Bengal, India (tie).
Literary Merit Second Prize
- Nova Civitas Solis, Furtuna Theodor Florentin, Nicolae Balcescu High School, Medgidia, Romania (tie).
- DANDELION, Rohan Venkat Sai A, Narayana Olympiad School, Vizag, Andhra Pradesh, India (tie).
Third Prize
Grade 12 Third Prize
- THE GUARDIAN-A HOPE TO MANKIND, Koteswar Rao, Chaitanya Junior College, Nagarjuna, Nagar, India, Individual.
- TerraStar, St. Flannan's College, Ennis, Co Clare, Ireland, Small Group.
- Tawteen, Pristine Private School, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Large Group.
Grade 11 Third Prize
- KAAVYA, Janhavi Bhandari, Patkar College, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Individual.
- Terraphi, Laude-Reut Educational Complex, Bucharest, Romania, Small Group.
- SPATOPIA, Mingdao High School, Taichung City, Taiwan, Taiwan [R.O.C.], Large Group.
Grade 10 Third Prize
- SHIELD, Dragomir Mara, National College Spiru Haret, Bucharest, Romania, Individual.
- Project ARK, Saint Sava National College, Bucharest, Romania, Small Group.
- INTERSTELLAR, Chaitanya High School, Salem, Tamilnadu, India,
Large Group.
Grade 9 Third Prize
- OZONE, Shubhaannsaae P., Narayana E.M. School (Tpt-Vrn Branch), Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh, India,
Individual.
- STARDUST, Swami Sant Dass Public School, Jalandhar, Punjab, India, Small Group.
- THE JÖVO SPACE SETTLEMENT, Narayana High School, Ameerpet, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Large Group.
Grade 8 Third Prize
- PEGASUS, A. Mohana Krishna, Narayana Em School, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India,
Individual.
- ARUDHRA, Narayana High School, Vsp Ekpm, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India,
Small Group.
- QUANTUM, Sri Chaitanya International School, Gayatri Nagar, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India, Large Group.
Grade 7 and Younger Third Prize
- Pioneer, Stefan Mihai Curpan, School Nr.27, Bucharest, Romania, Individual (tie).
- SHRESHTA, Thaj Baba,
Sct School Mamillagudem Telangana, India, Individual (tie).
- ARSTAL, Andrei Saguna National College, Brasov, Romania, Small Group (tie).
- Building Living Environment In the Space, Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul International School, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India, Small Group (tie).
- QUBIT-THE ADVANCE FUTURE, Sri Chaitanya School, Srikalahasthi-2, India, Large Group.
Artistic Merit Third Prize
- Cosmos Ark, Dana Kauysheva, Nazarbayev Intellectual School, Art College ShOD of North Kazakhstan, Petropavlovsk, North Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan (tie).
- SUR LA SURVIE SPATIALE, Manikanta,
Narayana, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India (tie).
Literary Merit Third Prize
- Space Colony 2161, Rinsei Miura, Saibi High School, Matsuyama-City, Ehime, Japan.
Honorable Mention
Grade 12 Honorable Mention
- SPARKE, Naveen Nischal Basappagari, SC CBSE College, India,
Individual (tie).
- ESPERANZA, Gandham Veera Venkata Sai Kumar, Narayana College Gudavalli Campus, Vijayawada, India, Individual (tie).
- Spacegardens, Nazarbayev Intellectual School Phys/Math Taldykorgan, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan, Small Group.
- Daedalus, International Leadership of Texas, Garland High School, Small Group.
- Pardes, Lahore Grammar School, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Large Group.
Grade 11 Honorable Mention
- EARTH ANNEXE, Chinmayee Pritam Gade, Kalmadi Shamrao Junior College, Pune, Maharashtra, India, Individual.
- BAI-1911, M. Saksham, Cambridge Convent School, Sardarshar Churu Dist, Rajasthan, India,
Individual.
- Zalmoxis Space Programme, Traian Theoretical High School, Constanta, Constanta, Romania, Small Group.
- Project Merlin and Future Research Proposals, Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies and Cheong Shim International Academy, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, Small Group.
- ARCADIA, Chaitanya Bharathi Junior College, India, Small Group.
- Hyperion, Sri Chaitanya Junior College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India, Small Group.
- TACHYON, DPS Sushant Lok, Gurgaon, Haryana,India, Small Group.
- Selene, Nazarbayev Intellectual School, Astana, Kazakhstan, Small Group.
- Frontier, The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, Beijing, China, Large Group.
Grade 10 Honorable Mention
- Optimus Settlement, Atharva Sanjay Nighot, Somalwar High School Nikalas Branch, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, Individual.
- Asgard, Andreea Dumitrescu, Mihai Viteazul National College and ICHB, Bucharest, Romania, Individual.
- Chalet, Mori Ono, Community High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, Individual.
- ZARYA, Narayana Olympiad School, Visakahapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, Small Group.
- AETERNUM, Andrei Saguna National College and Colegiul National De Informatica Grigore Moisil,
Brasov, Romania, Small Group.
- Tsuru Space Settlement GAMA-V, Saint Sava National College, Bucharest, Romania, Small Group.
- TESLA 369: Home away from home, Sri Chaitanya Olympiad International School, India,
Large Group.
- ATOM, Narayana E-Techno School Ramapuram, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, Large Group.
- City upon Asteroids, The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, Beijing, China, Large Group.
- Project Tang, The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, Beijing, China, Large Group.
- INSIGHT, CT Higher Studies School, Large Group.
Grade 9 Honorable Mention
- Gossamer I, Eliza Constantinescu, ICHB, Bucharest, Romania, Individual.
- The Lotus Empire, Adithya Acharya, Sri Chaitanya School, Nolumbur, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, Individual.
- TRISHANK, B. Nikhilesh Sai, Narayana High School, Seethammadhara, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, Individual.
- VIKAAS, P.Mukesh, Narayana High School, Seethammadhara, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, Individual.
- The Zeno Project, Paraschiv Patricia Maria, Saint Sava National College, Bucharest, Romania, Individual.
- ELPIS, K. Nitesh Sai, Narayana Olympiad School, Visakhapatnam, Andhara Pradesh, India, Individual.
- PROPOSTIUM, Narayana Co School, Nandigama, Patancheru, Shankarpally, Hyderabad, India, Small Group.
- LIVING TO THE FULLEST IN THE WOMB, Narayana E Techno School, Gurgaon, Haryana, India,
Small Group.
- DESEO, Narayana E-Tchno School, Narsapur, Andhra Pradesh, India,
Small Group.
- ELYSIUM, Narayana E-Techno School, Gurgaon, Haryana, India, Small Group.
- LIFE, Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Karnataka, India, Large Group.
- LUMINA: The light in space for life, Sri Chaitanya Olympaid School, India, Large Group.
- IKSHVAKU, Sri E.M. Model School, Horamavu, Bangalore, Karnataka, India,
Large Group.
- VIVIANA, C School, Huzurnagar, Telangana, India, Large Group.
- AARON, Narayana Concept School, Binjrazka Towers, Secunderabad, India, Large Group.
Grade 8 Honorable Mention
- GRANDEUR, Anushka Sharma, Sri Chaitanya Cbse School, Pune, Maharashtra, India,
Individual.
- TYCHE, L. Visruth Reddy, Sc High School, Serilingampally, Hyderabad, India, Individual.
- THE ROOST, Diya Agrawal, Abhyuday Vidyasthali, Khargone, Madyapradesh, India,
Individual.
- ASPEN: THE VITAL BRANCH 13.8B, Bonthala Lucky, Sri Chaitanya International School, Jubilihills, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Individual.
- EDISS, Buzoianu Eduard Alexandru, International Computer High School Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania, Individual.
- ESPARANZA, K. Manoj Kumar, C Cbse International School Jubilee Hills, India, Individual.
- Salvator, Vidya Valley School, Pune, Maharashtra, India, Small Group.
- Adhivaas, Narayana E-Techno School, Thane, Maharashtra, India, Small Group.
- OURANOS, Narayana E-Techno School, Faridabad, Haryana, India, Small Group.
- PARADISE, Chaitanya E. M. High School, Ashok Nagar, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India, Small Group.
- ATHENA, Narayana Residential School, Parivakkam, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, Large Group.
- Genesis, Hyde Park Middle School, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, Large Group.
Grade 7 and Younger Honorable Mention
- AUTISMEND, Zafera Amtul Khader, St Ann's Girls High School, (V.N.C) Hyderabad, Telangana, India,
Individual.
- EQUINOX, R. Akshaya, Sct Girls Residential School, Kompally, Hyderabad, India, Individual.
- POSEIDON, Bustan Tudor Gabriel, Andrei Saguna National College, Brasov, Romania, Individual.
- DSS, Popescu David Victor, C.N.I.L. Caragiale, Bucuresti, Romania, Individual.
- GLOBULAR SPACE STAR HOTEL, Rasagna, Tsct Day Scholar School, Manuguru, Telangana, India, Individual.
- POSTERUM VITA, Narayana Olympiad School, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India, Small Group.
- Project Altera Domi, Cheshire Public Schools Academically Gifted Program, Cheshire, CT, USA, Small Group.
- CHILDREN OF VENUS, Narayana Schools, Kalyani Town, West Bengal, India,
Small Group.
- SPACE ADVENTURE, Narayana School, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, Small Group.
- Alpha, Chaitanya Convent, Salem, Tamilnadu, India. Small Group.
- YUGANIKI, Dcube Space, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Small Group.
- YUKTA GRAHA, Sri Chaitanya School Sr, Nagar, Hyderabad, India,
Large Group.
- BLUE MOON COLONY, Narayana E-Techno School, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Large Group.
- MATHRU, C Day Scholars Coeducation School, Hyderguda, Hyderabad, India, Large Group.
Artistic Merit Honorable Mention
- EXPLORING THE ASTRONOMICAL WORLD, Balasaravanan, Narayana E Techno School, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
- MYSTERIES PONDERED FROM AFAR, K. Prudhvi, Narayana E Techno School, Andheri East, Mumbai, Maharastra, India.
- LIFE ON SETTLEMENT (drawing), Radharani Amrendra Kumar, Narayana E-Techno School, St Depot, Nalasopara (West), Palghar, India.
- SETTLEMENT (drawing), Arav Rajesh Bhute, Narayana E-Techno School, St Depot, Nalasopara (West), Palghar, India.
Literary Merit Honorable Mention
- WOMB-TO-DOME, X. Cerlin, Narayana E-Techno School, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
- FAREWELL EARTH, C. B. Mahathi, Narayana E-Techno School, Chinmaya Nagar, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.
- PSEUDO WORLD, K. Vyshnavi, Narayana E-Techno School, Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh, India.
- When, Where, How Undefined (poem), Prabhsidak Singh, Apeejay School, Jalandhar, Punjab, India.
- My Earth says, ‘Game over’, Eppa Sai Vardhan Reddy, Narayana High School, Gaddiannaram, Dilsukh Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
- MAGNIFICENT SPACE COLONY, S. Meghna, Sri Chaitanya Olympaid School, India.
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