Space Innovation ThinkTank in Kenya

Hackathon Introduction The Space Innovation ThinkTank in Kenya will be focused on empowering young professionals in Kenya to pursue interdisciplinary aerospace careers in the aerospace sector and displaying the power of space innovation to both advance space exploration and life on Earth. We will provide a space and Earth challenge during the event and participants in teams of 3-5 will develop a pitch on a possible technological innovation that can best solve the prompt. Hackathon Challenge The hackathon will focus on the following question: How can we leverage space technology (such as FinSat's Geostationary Satellite Imagery technology) to increase access to clean water and prevent future flooding that occurs commonly in Kenya? Students will think of a viable solution for this problem using the knowledge from the talks given throughout the day by Nigerian engineers/scientists present at the event. Submission Requirements A 5-minute pitch with a supplement engineering design of innovation.