NASA Space Apps Challenge 2026 Local Event

Kanjirappally

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Welcome to the NASA Space Apps Challenge 2026 – Kanjirappally Local Event.

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About the Kanjirappally Local Event

Building on our experience as a Local Event in 2024 and 2025, we are excited to bring together students, professionals, educators, researchers, developers, designers, entrepreneurs, and technology enthusiasts for another opportunity to collaborate and solve real-world challenges using NASA and partner space agency open data.

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The Kanjirappally Local Event will be conducted virtually, allowing participants to join and collaborate remotely.

Who can participate?

NASA Space Apps encourages participation from people with diverse backgrounds and skill sets. You do not need to be a space scientist or an experienced programmer to participate.

  • Students
  • Professionals
  • Researchers
  • Designers
  • Developers
  • Educators
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Anyone interested in science, technology, innovation, and problem-solving

New to hackathons?

First-time hackathon participants are especially encouraged to join.

Participate as a team or individual

Participants may join with an existing team or register individually.

Individual participants will be supported in finding teammates based on their interests and skills. We encourage interdisciplinary teams that bring together expertise in areas such as technology, science, engineering, design, data analysis, communication, business, and other domains.

What to expect?

During the challenge, participants will:

  1. Select and work on one of the official NASA Space Apps challenges.
  2. Explore open data and resources provided by NASA and its partner space agencies.
  3. Collaborate virtually with team members.
  4. Interact with mentors and domain experts.
  5. Develop and submit a solution within the official hackathon period.
  6. Present their project as part of the Local Event judging process.
  7. Selected projects from the Kanjirappally Local Event will be considered for nomination to the NASA Space Apps Global Judging process in accordance with the official judging guidelines.

Key dates

Official global milestones for NASA Space Apps Challenge 2026.

Registration opens
Challenge summaries revealed
Full challenge statements and data sets released
Space Apps Connect opens for team formation
Hackathon weekend
Judging begins

Orientation details, team formation activities and schedules for Kanjirappally will be announced on the Local Event page.

Participant support

Our Local Event team will provide support throughout the event, including assistance with:

Important announcements, orientation details, team formation activities, schedules, and other event-related information will be communicated through the Local Event page and designated communication channels.

Questions? Write to nasaspaceapps@ajce.in
  • Registration and participation-related queries
  • Team formation
  • Understanding event guidelines
  • Accessing relevant information and resources
  • Connecting with mentors
  • Project submission and local judging procedures

From our earlier Local Events

Participants at an earlier NASA Space Apps Kanjirappally Local Event
Teams working on their projects
Participants collaborating
A team presenting their solution
Hackathon session in progress
Participants and mentors at the event
Participants at work
Teams during the hackathon
Group of participants at the Local Event

Join the Kanjirappally Space Apps community

NASA Space Apps is an opportunity to learn, collaborate, experiment with new ideas, and connect with a global community of problem-solvers.

Whether you are an experienced innovator or participating for the first time, we invite you to be part of the NASA Space Apps Challenge 2026 – Kanjirappally Virtual Local Event.

Register, form your team, choose a challenge, and build a solution that can make a difference.

Register for Kanjirappally Email the Local Event team