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The Only Team from India to Represent Asia at NASA

SI Edu Team
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
SI Edu Team
A team of 12 prodigies from Amity International School, Noida have brought laurels to the school and made the entire country proud for being the only team from India to represent Asia in the World Finals of International Space Settlement Design Competition (ISSDC) to be held at NASA Kennedy Space Centre, Florida in July 2015. Team Amity is among the twelve finalist teams from around the world which will compete with a new scenario in a live Competition at NASA. The teams will have to work on the given project in 43 hours and present it to the Judges. The qualifying round of the competition requires the students to create a 40-page proposal which includes precise details about the various factors that need to be tackled for constructing a space settlement. Every year, 2 teams from Asia are selected to compete with 10 other teams from the world during Asian Regional Space Settlement Design Competition, the Asian Semifinals for the competition. The proposal sent by the team from Amity International School, Noida in the Qualifying Round was one of the best amongst those sent from all over the world. During the Asian Regional Space Settlement Design Competition held at Om Shanti Retreat near Manesar from Jan 29 –Feb 1, 2015, students from Amity International School, Noida demonstrated good teamwork along with great presentation techniques to design a space colony in the cycler Orbit around Earth and Mars.
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