Two Kazakh school teams have become winners of the
prestigious international Space Settlement Contest 2025. The competition was
organized by NASA and the National Space Society of the U.S. More than 26,000 school
students from 25 countries took part in the contest. The first place was
awarded to the domestic project YURT, which represents the development of an
autonomous station in orbit around Jupiter, designed to accommodate nearly
30,000 people.
«The uniqueness of our project lies in its use of various
energy sources, as well as the inclusion of additional spacecraft that land on
Callisto and Ganymede. We dream that, at least 300 years from now, the project
we’ve created will be used by future scientists and engineers in designing real
space stations,» said 9th grade student Anastassiya Tsoy.
The second-place project, Icarus, is a student-developed
design for a station in orbit around Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon. Notably,
both projects by the young Kazakh participants feature artificial gravity
systems and autonomous life support
«Such projects are the result of teamwork. To develop them,
students need knowledge in the STEM field, specifically specialized technical,
scientific, and engineering knowledge, such as in physics, mathematics, and
computer science. Our students have received an opportunity to participate in a
conference that will be held in Orlando,» noted Serik Akylbekuly, coordinator
for work with gifted children and Olympic Reserve.
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