NASA Space Apps Toronto

10/08/2026

NASA Space Apps Toronto 2026 Virtual Kickoff | Get Ready for 48 Hours of Innovation!

The journey to NASA Space Apps Toronto 2026 has officially begun!

On October 7, 2026, we hosted our NASA Space Apps Toronto Virtual Kickoff, bringing together participants preparing for one of the world’s largest global hackathons, powered by NASA.

This session was designed to help participants understand the hackathon, build strong teams, select the right challenges, and prepare for an exciting weekend of innovation.

🌟 What We Covered:
Introduction to NASA Space Apps Challenge
How the 48-hour hackathon works
How to form a balanced team with complementary skills
How to select the right NASA Space Apps challenge based on your team’s strengths
Tips for preparing for the hackathon weekend
Participant questions and answers

🎤 Speakers:

Sayooran Nagulendra
NASA Space Apps Toronto Local Lead

Carly Ziniuk
NASA Space Apps Collective Navigator | NASA Space Apps Toronto Judge

A special thank you to Carly for sharing valuable insights and to all participants who joined the session!

🚀 NASA Space Apps Toronto 2026
📅 November 14–15, 2026
📍 Bombardier Centre for Aerospace and Aviation, Downsview Campus, Centennial College, Toronto
🎟️ Free to participate

Whether you’re a developer, designer, data scientist, researcher, student, or space enthusiast, NASA Space Apps offers an opportunity to collaborate, innovate, and develop solutions to real-world challenges on Earth and in space.

🌎 Your next big idea could start here!
🔗 Register for NASA Space Apps Toronto:
https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/2026/local-events/toronto/

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Amazing challenges to choose from!

A great opportunity to solve real-world challenges on Earth and in space using creativity, technology, data, and innovation.

Registration is still open for the Toronto location!

Register today: https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/2026/local-events/toronto/

The NASA Space Apps Challenge offers opportunities for anyone with an interest in space and science to address real-world challenges through an annual hackathon, which is taking place Nov. 14-15 this year.

Choose from 14 challenges for you and your team to address from missions to the Moon and Mars, to microgravity combustion. Dive into the summaries, choose a challenge, and join or create a team: https://bit.ly/4gmUvc8

10/06/2026

NASA Space Apps Toronto 2026 | Meet the Challenges

We’re starting our series introducing the 14 challenges for this year’s NASA Space Apps Challenge.

Here are the first three:

1. Abandoned but not Forgotten: Storytelling about NASA’s Discarded Equipment on the Moon and Mars

Explore the stories behind NASA hardware left on the Moon, Mars and beyond. Create a way to introduce young space enthusiasts to these missions, the equipment and the science they made possible.

Difficulty: Beginner/Youth, Intermediate
Subjects: Astrophysics, Planets & Moons, Space Exploration

2. Be An Earth System Trend Detective!

Use data from NASA missions and models to investigate how Earth’s environmental systems are changing. Find trends, visualize them over time and explore what is changing, where, and by how much.

Difficulty: Advanced
Subjects: Earth Science, Software

3. Build a Junior Astronaut Mission Trainer

Create an interactive game or app that lets students manage a lunar or Martian outpost. They’ll have to balance life support, radiation protection, power, food and other competing needs to keep the mission running.

Difficulty: Beginner/Youth, Intermediate
Subjects: Games, Planets & Moons, Software, Space Exploration, Sun

Three challenges, three very different ways to explore space, science and technology.
Which one would you choose?

📅 November 14–15, 2026

📍 Bombardier Centre for Aerospace and Aviation,
Centennial College Downsview Campus,
65 Carl Hall Rd., Toronto, ON M3K 2C1

Explore all 14 challenges: https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/2026/challenges/

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10/06/2026

NASA Space Apps Toronto 2026 | Challenge 1 of 14

We’re starting our series introducing the 14 challenges for this year’s NASA Space Apps Challenge!

Abandoned but not Forgotten: Storytelling about NASA’s Discarded Equipment on the Moon and Mars.

Since the 1960s, NASA has left hardware across the solar system, including equipment on the Moon and Mars, as well as probes continuing their journeys into deep space.

From rovers and scientific instruments that completed their missions to probes that are still travelling away from Earth, this hardware represents decades of exploration, discovery and scientific achievement.

🎯 The Challenge:
Tell the story of some or all of this equipment in a way that introduces school-age space enthusiasts to the hardware, its purpose and the science it made possible.

Difficulty: Beginner/Youth and Intermediate
Subjects: Astrophysics • Planets & Moons • Space Exploration

💡 What stories can you tell about the machines we left behind?

📅 November 14–15, 2026

📍 Bombardier Centre for Aerospace and AviationCentennial College Downsview Campus65 Carl Hall Rd., Toronto, ON M3K 2C1

🔗 Explore this challenge and all 14 challenges for 2026: https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/2026/challenges/

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10/05/2026

NASA Space Apps Toronto Virtual Kickoff is coming up!

Join us on October 7, 2026 | 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST to get ready for the 48-hour NASA Space Apps challenge.

We’ll cover how the hackathon works, what to expect, how to build a balanced team, and how to choose the right NASA challenge based on your team’s strengths.

Session Speakers:

Sayooran Nagulendra | NASA Space Apps Toronto Lead

Carly Ziniuk | NASA Space Apps Collective Navigator & NASA Space Apps Toronto Judge

💻 Virtual Session
📩 Meeting invite will be shared with registered participants.

Get prepared. Build your team. Choose your challenge. Get ready to innovate!

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10/02/2026

Sharing this upcoming AI community event for those in our NASA Space Apps Toronto community who may be interested in connecting with local AI builders and exploring real-world applications.

🤖 AI Tinkerers Markham | October Meetup

📅 Tuesday, October 27, 2026
🕕 6:00 PM–8:00 PM
📍 YSpace Markham
🎟️ Free registration
⚠️ Limited seats

The meetup will feature live AI demos, project sharing, practical ideas, real-world applications, and opportunities to connect with developers, founders, students, researchers, and AI enthusiasts.

🔗 Register: https://markham.aitinkerers.org/

AI Tinkerers Markham is launching its October Meetup!

Join us for an evening focused on live AI demos, real-world applications, practical ideas, and meaningful connections with local builders.

📅 Tuesday, October 27, 2026
🕕 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
📍 YSpace Markham
🎟️ Free to register
👥 Open to anyone
⚠️ Limited seats available
🏢 Organizing partner: WebTegy

AI Tinkerers is a hands-on community for people who are actively building, experimenting with, or simply curious about AI. Whether you are a developer, founder, student, researcher, professional, or AI enthusiast, you are welcome to join.

Come to:
🔹 See live AI demos
🔹 Share projects, ideas, and learnings
🔹 Explore real-world AI applications
🔹 Connect with Markham’s growing AI community

If you are interested in AI and want to meet others building with it, register early and join us in Markham.

Register today for free, limited seats: https://markham.aitinkerers.org/

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10/01/2026

From all of us at NASA Space Apps Toronto, congratulations to Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk on reaching this incredible milestone, and our very best wishes for a safe and successful launch and mission aboard the International Space Station! 🇨🇦

Joshua is scheduled to launch today, October 1, as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission, beginning a roughly six-month mission aboard the ISS. He will become the fourth Canadian Space Agency astronaut to take part in a long-duration mission on the International Space Station.

What an inspiring year for Canada in space. Following Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s Artemis II mission around the Moon earlier this year, Joshua’s journey to the ISS is another powerful reminder of Canada’s growing contribution to international space exploration, science and innovation.

To every student, developer, engineer, designer, researcher and young innovator across Toronto and Canada watching today:

The next generation of Canada’s space story could start with you.

On November 14–15, NASA Space Apps Toronto will bring innovators together to use open data from NASA and its space agency partners to tackle real-world challenges on Earth and in space. You do not need to be a space scientist to participate. Curiosity, creativity and the willingness to build are what matter.

🚀 Get inspired by Joshua’s journey. Form a team. Choose a challenge. Build something that matters.

Congratulations and all the very best, Joshua! Toronto and Canada are cheering you on. 🇨🇦🚀

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09/29/2026

We’re excited to see NASA Space Apps Toronto 2026 featured by the PMI Lakeshore Ontario Chapter (PMILOC) through an exclusive article shared with its Chapter members.

This promotion helps connect NASA Space Apps Toronto with PMILOC’s 8,200+ project management professionals across Peel, Halton, Hamilton-Wentworth and Niagara, opening the door for project managers and other professionals to contribute their skills to a global innovation challenge.

NASA Space Apps Challenge is NASA’s annual global hackathon, bringing together people from diverse backgrounds to use NASA and other open data to tackle real-world challenges related to Earth and space. Beyond coding, participants can contribute through project management, research, design, data analysis, communication, storytelling and more.

• Event: NASA Space Apps Toronto 2026
• Theme:The Next Frontier
• Date: November 14–15, 2026
• Location: Bombardier Centre for Aerospace and Aviation, Centennial College, Toronto

A special thank you to Beaula Prashanth, PMP, LSSGB, Portfolio Manager, Academic Outreach & Social Impact, and DI Melissa JIA, Director, Academic Outreach & Social Impact at PMILOC, for your support and collaboration on initiatives like this. We greatly appreciate your efforts to connect the PMILOC community with opportunities in innovation, education and social impact.

Thank you, PMI Lakeshore Ontario Chapter, for helping us spread the word and connect with a wider professional community.

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09/26/2026

Call for Articles: NASA Space Apps Toronto 2026 Hackathon Magazine

Got a story to tell? We’re inviting writers, hackathon participants, space enthusiasts, and curious minds to contribute to this year’s NASA Space Apps Toronto Hackathon Magazine!

This year’s theme is “The Next Frontier.” We’d also love to hear any space related news, discovery, or story that inspires you.

📝 What we’re looking for:
About 500 words (roughly one page).
Original content, written by you, not AI.
Any facts, figures, or claims should be carefully researched and accurate.
Reviewed by our editorial team (selection for publication isn’t guaranteed, but every submission is read and appreciated!).

📩 How to submit:
Email your article to [email protected]
Subject line: NASA Space Apps Toronto 2026 Magazine Article: [Your Title]
🗓️ Deadline: October 10, 2026

Whether it’s a reflection on this year’s hackathon, a deep dive into a space mission that fascinates you, or a personal take on humanity’s next frontier, we want to hear your voice. Share your story and get featured in our magazine!

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09/24/2026

Space, AI, and the next generation of innovators came together at wSEDS!

NASA Space Apps Toronto was excited to connect with students, space enthusiasts, and future builders at the wSEDS Conference.

And we’re just getting started!

🚀 Registration is still open for NASA Space Apps Toronto 2026
🎟️ Limited seats available
🆓 Free in-person event
🍕 Free food + NASA and CSA open data + a weekend of innovation

If you want to build, learn, collaborate, and solve real-world challenges, this is your chance to join us.
https://www.spaceappschallenge.org/2026/local-events/toronto/

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