Space Station Live: International Space Apps Challenge04:33

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Published on June 9, 2017

Space Station Live commentator Pat Ryan recently spoke with Nick Skytland, NASA Open Innovation Project Manager, about the International Space Apps Challenge.

On April 20 and 21, over 9,000 people participated in the second International Space Apps Challenge hosted by NASA and government agencies worldwide, with events across all seven continents and in space. Participants were encouraged to develop mobile applications, software, hardware, data visualization and platform solutions that could contribute to space exploration missions and help improve life on Earth.

“There’s a lot of people outside NASA who love what we do, but have never had an opportunity to participate firsthand,” remarked Skytland. “What we’ve done here is provide a way for people to actually contribute.”

According to Skytland, 770 solutions were submitted for judging. Around a hundred of the best solutions were chosen from that group, and the public is invited to go online, learn more about these solutions and vote for their favorite:

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