Alba Iulia will host a local edition of the NASA Space Apps Challenge for the first time on November 14-15. Around 100 young people aged between 14 and 35 are expected to take part in the 48-hour hackathon at the Gheorghe \u0218incai Multicultural Center.<\/p>\n
Participants will work in teams and use NASA\u2019s open data to develop solutions to real-world challenges related to Earth and space. This year\u2019s challenges will be announced on September 17.<\/p>\n
Each team will receive support from mentors before presenting its project to a jury. The three highest-ranked teams will receive cash prizes and other benefits, while the winners could qualify for the global stage of the competition.<\/p>\n
Teams named Global Winners are subsequently invited to visit a NASA center or facility, celebrate their projects, and meet representatives of the US space agency.<\/p>\n
\u201cGrowing up in Alba Iulia, I felt the absence of programs that show young people how to trust themselves, discover their potential, and put it to use,\u201d said Dare.Gen co-founder Darius M\u00eendroc, whose organization is coordinating the local event.<\/p>\n
The competition will be held under the Alba Iulia Romanian Youth Capital 2026 program.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Bistri\u021ba and Craiova will also host editions of the NASA Space Apps Challenge this year.<\/p>\n
irina.marica@romania-insider.com<\/p>\n
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