Singapore Space Challenge

The Singapore Space Challenge (SSC) is a national design competition open to students from upper secondary school (Grades 9-10 equivalent) to Universities. The contest is organized by the Singapore Space and Technology Association (SSTA). Accompanied with the challenge, participants get to enrich their knowledge by attending multiple learning sessions arranged, from meeting experts in the technical field to visiting workshops held by companies, which aids students in the challenge itself.

Objectives

Students listening to an expert in the space industry during a workshop.

Inspire interest among youth and encourage participation in space-related activities

Every year SSC's challenge statement is unique to previous years and is specifically attuned to be relevant and challenging to students of varying age. In keeping the challenge statement different yearly, it maintains the new and existing students interest in space activities and broadens their knowledge on it, motivating students to be active in reading up on space-related activities.

Ignite and fuel the younger generation's interest in STEM through SSC's exciting and out-of-this-world projects

The main aim of SSC is a design competition to introduce new ideas to solve problems faced in space, hence this introduces students to be more innovative and aware of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), and enriches their learning process to be holistic.

Educate the public on the applications and benefits of space technology in our everyday lives

SSC is widespread nationwide and draws interest of the public to view the challenge for the year, giving an overview and encourages them to read up more on it.

Encourage creative engineering concepts to further innovation and advancements in space and non-space environment

Students attend workshops and network sessions with experts to gain in-depth knowledge on the subject matter and thus encouraged to use their new found knowledge to design a creative and novel idea to solve existing issues faced by scientists.

Provide a platform where students, academia and the industry can interact to discuss and align technical concerns and research areas and projects

During the challenge, workshops by companies and meeting-the-expert sessions organized help bridge the gap between students, academia and industry, where sharing of existing real-life issues faced by the space industries and queries by the students helps them to have a clearer mindset and knowing what to work focus on while tackling the challenge statement.

Past Challenges

Year	Challenge Statement	Grand Prize Winner
2018	Design a Earth Observation Satellite System that can be used to support disaster management in the equatorial region	-
2017	Design a concept to dock/link up cube satellites while in orbit	Team Mercury Seven (TP)
2016	Design a practical and detailed methodology of using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in a co-operative manner, to achieve a set objectives / Perform a preliminary mission design study of a distributed space system, compromising of at least 2 satellites in near-equatorial orbit.	Team Propulsion (RVHS) / Team Waffles (RI)
2015	Aviation & Aerospace / Health & Biotechnology / Mini Satellites	Team Better Vision for Better Mission (NUS) / Team Oh My Fishing God (NUS) / Team non-space space competition (NUSH)
2014	Aviation & Aerospace / Health & Biotechnology / Mini Satellites / Commercial Space Tourism	Team RVHS / Muscle Rescue team (NUS) / Team Singsat-I (NUS) / Team Neil-Ton (RVHS)

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