XII class students selected for NASA : ISSDC

NEW DELHI: Twelve students from a Delhi school have been selected to participate in the finals of the prestigious International Space Settlement Design Competition (ISSDC) at NASA Florida USA.

The Class X to XII students of Delhi Public School, RK Puram, were invited by Union Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space Jitendra Singh for an interactive session on the eve of their departure for Florida.



This was disclosed here by Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh when he invited these students for an interactive session on the eve of their departure for Florida.
Hailing the achievement of the young students, all of whom are from Class 10 to 12 at Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram, New Delhi, Dr Jitendra Singh said, India has huge science talent waiting to be streamlined. In the field of Space Technology particularly, he said, as a result of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s added impetus to various projects at the ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) and also the universally acclaimed success of Mars Mission, more and more youngsters are feeling inspired to try their skill and innovative aptitude in the field of Space Technology.




It is no small achievement, said Dr Jitendra Singh, that the 12 boys’ team going for the NASA competition was selected through a very rigorous and objective competition at continental level. Their names were finalized for the international finals only after they won the Asian regional round against teams from countries including Pakistan, China, Japan and Korea, he added.

What is ISSDC ?

The International Space Settlement Design Competition, more commonly known as "Spaceset" or "I-SSDC", is an annual competition founded by Anita Gale and Dick Edwards, and is supported (but no longer sponsored) by NASA (as the competition rents several NASA facilities for use during the competition). The competition targets high school students and recreates the experience of working on an aerospace company's proposal team. The teams are asked to envision space colonies in accordance to an RFP (Request for Proposal).

History

It all started in 1983, when plans were being made by the Boy Scouts of America for the 1984 National Exploring Conference. The steering group for the Science and Engineering Cluster decided it would be great to do something neat about space. One problem: nobody on the committee knew much about space

• The first annual National Competition was organized in 25th anniversary of the first lunar landing, in July 1994
• The National event took place July 17 through 19, 1994

Rool Book for Competition

The International Space Settlement Design Competition is split into two rounds, the Qualifying Round and the International Finals. While entrants are usually teams with a high school affiliation, independent teams are allowed provided they are also in the high school age group. Teams have come from Pakistan, India, Australia, Austria, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Romania, and England, as well as the United States, with one notable coalition team in the competition history's past including members from Argentina, Austria, Canada, the Netherlands, Poland, the Ukraine, and the United States.

Qualifying Round

The qualifying round is known as the Space Settlement Design Competition (SSDC), regionally held twice, generally in the October and April prior to the International Competition. The competition will last 21 hours and a few hours after the proposal presentations, the judges will announce the winning team, whose members then become eligible for the International Competition. A few weeks after the April qualifying round, 12 members from both rounds, which may be 8 members from the October team and only 4 from the April team, are invited to the International Competition. The President and Vice President of both of the winning October and April qualifying round teams are automatically invited back and have a say in who else from their team they wish to return.

International Comptetion

At the International Competition, held around the end of July or beginning of August, a new four companies are created where each team from various countries are allowed to bring 12 members. Before 2006, companies were composed of two teams but since then companies have been formed with more teams and members (three qualified teams in 2009 and three qualified teams and one invited team in 2010). These companies are then given another RFP to complete a slide proposal for in 43 hours. Unlike in the Qualifying Round, companies are also offered "Red Team runs" on the second day of the competition, during which they have the opportunity to present their slides in front of judges prior to the final presentation for feedback.

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