Space Settlement Design Contest 2002 Results

Statistics

This year we received 114 submissions from 568 students and 20 teachers. Entries came from Japan, Canada and 13 states: Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia.

Winners

Grand Prize

The grand prize went to four students from Columbia Missouri for their submission Æther, A plan for human colonization of space. All are students of Fred Thompson at Hickman High School in Columbia, Missouri.
Congratulations for an outstanding research project.

Note: for the rest of the prizes there were individual, team/(consisting of 2-6 students) and large group (from 8-18 students) and Classroom awards for two groups: 6-9^th grade and 10-12^th grade. Team names are listed by submission.

Note: Awards and certificates mailed out 4/22/2002.

First Prize

Space Colony C2050, Los Angeles, California. 6-9 Individual
SSPOC, Alberta, Canada. 10-12 Individual
Bio Zone, Collierville Middle School, Collierville, Tennessee. 6-9 Team
Æther, Hickman High School, Columbia, Missouri. 10-12 Team
Outpost Alpha, Collierville Middle School, Collierville, Tennessee. 6-9 Large Group
WOW, Cortland Jr. High School, Cortland, New York. 6-9 Classroom
The Next Generation, Kadena Middle School, Okinawa, Japan. Artistic Merit
Space Station XV001, Kadena Middle School, Okinawa, Japan. Literary Merit

Second Prize

Exxodus International Space Settlement Initiative, Jordan Middle School, Palo Alto, California. 6-9 Individual
Toutatis, St. Clair Shores, Michigan. 10-12 Individual
VSS, Jordan Middle School, Palo Alto, California. 6-9 Team
MOSS, Freedom High School, Oakley, California. 10-12 Team
Martopia, Cortland Jr. High School, Cortland, New York. 6-9 Large Group
GEOland, Cortland Jr. High School, Cortland, New York. 6-9 Classroom
Sonic Star, Ralston Middle School, Belmont, California. Artistic Merit.

Third Prize

Nindustrie, Corp, Berlin Community School, Berlin, New Jersey. 6-9 Individual
The Titan, Freedom High School, Oakley, California. 10-12 Individual
Star Sailors, Ralston Middle School, Belmont, California. 6-9 Team
Spartan 1, West Springfield High School, Springfield, Virginia. 10-12 Team
Zenith, Woodrow Wilson Middle School, Tampa, Florida. 6-9 Large Group
Matt Corporation, Ralston Middle School, Belmont, California. Artistic Merit

Honorable Mention:

Andromeda Space Station, Kadena Middle School, Okinawa, Japan. 6-9 Individual
Alpha Theta Project, Collierville Middle School, Collierville, Tennessee. 6-9 Individual
Rejuvenator, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 6-9 Individual
Revolver, West Springfield High School, Springfield, Virginia. 10-12 Individual
Orbital Space Settlement, Freedom High School, Oakley, California. 10-12 Individual
Sigma lota, Collierville Middle School, Collierville, Tennessee. 6-9 Team
Star Station, Woodrow Wilson Middle School, Tampa Florida. 6-9 Team
BOFA, Freedom High School, Oakley, California. 10-12 Team
CDV Exodus, Freedom High School, Oakley California. 10-12 Team
PNCP, Ellicott Middle School, Calhan, Colorado. 6-9 Large Group
Eagle, Branson Junior High School, Branson, Missouri. 6-9 Large Group
Uranus 7, Ellicott Middle School, Ellicott, Colorado. Artistic Merit
Omega Project Alpha, Kadena Middle School, Okinawa, Japan. Artistic Merit

Teachers

These teachers involved their classes in the contest:

Tommie Anderson, Branson Junior High School, Branson Missouri
Mike Baldwin and Thomas Keys and Pete Daunais, Collierville Middle School, Collierville, Tennessee
Suzanne Blau, Ellicott Elementary School, Calhan, Colorado
Bill Darrow, Marion Middle School, Marion, Kansas
Barbara Anne Fisher, Woodrow Wilson Junior High School, Tampa, Florida
Nancy Hansen, Marion Middle School, Marion, Kansas
Fred Jacques, Berlin Community School, Berlin New Jersey
Mrs. Koehler, Christian Life Academy, Ridgeville Ohio
Judy Noun, West Springfield High School, Springfield, Virginia
Stephanie Passeri, Cortland Jr., Sr. High School, Cortland, NY.
Deborah Roudebush, West Springfield High School, Springfield, Virginia
Tug Sezen, Freedom High School, Oakley, California
Marie Shifflett, Austin Road Middle School, Stockbridge, Georgia
Heather Stenovitch, Kadena Middle School, Okinawa, Japan
Fred Thompson, Hickman High School, Columbia, Missouri
Jim Weaver, Kadena Middle School, Okinawa, Japan
Bryan Yager, Ralston Middle School, Belmont, California.

Judges

Ruth Globus NASA Ames Research Center
Larry Kellogg, NASA Ames Research Center
B. J. Navarro, NASA Ames Research Center
Chris Roden, NASA Ames Research Center
Wenonah Vercoutere, NASA Ames Research Center

Special thanks to Bonnie Dalton and Ruth Globus at NASA Ames Research Center for supporting this educational activity.

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