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Aerial Drone Competition
Piloted and autonomous drone matches in a netted arena — the cheapest way into aviation competition.
American Rocketry Challenge
The world's largest student rocket contest. Team event for grades 7–12 — design, build and launch a rocket that hits a specific altitude and flight time.
CanSat Competition
Build a satellite that fits in a soda can, then survive a rocket launch and a controlled descent.
NASA Student Launch
Nine-month NASA engineering challenge: design, build, and fly a high-power rocket to one mile.
StellarXplorers National Space Challenge
Space-systems design done on a computer — orbits, satellites, and launch vehicles, no hardware budget.
Zero Robotics
Write code that flies free-floating robots aboard the International Space Station.
International Space Settlement Design Competition
A 40-hour simulated aerospace-industry contract bid, run as an overnight engineering marathon.
NASA HUNCH
Build real hardware and software that NASA actually flies or uses on the ISS.