Congratulations to the 3 teams of iDP students who clinched awards at the International Space Challenge (ISC) 2024, with one team bagging the competition’s $10,000 Grand Prize! The ISC 2024 was held in conjunction with the Global Space and Technology Convention in Singapore on 15-16 February 2024.
Grand Prize Winners – Team Venator: Unveiling the Potential of Moon Water Mining
The team comprising Chong Jay-En (Electrical Engineering), Charlyn Kwan (Computer Engineering), Leow Kai Jie (Computer Engineering) and James Wang (Mechanical Engineering) developed a concept solution to mine water (ice) on the Moon for use to both sustain future human visitors and to fuel spacecraft. The team’s novel pressure chamber subsystem is designed for the Moon’s low-pressure environment.
Merit Prize Winners – Team Orbitus: Orbiting an M-type Asteroid for Detailed Analysis
The team comprising James Hong Jey (Computer Engineering), Devinaa Kumeresh (Engineering Science), Moey Sean Jean (Mechanical Engineering) and Khoo Kye Wen (Electrical Engineering) proposed a spacecraft design focused on orbiting a metallic or “M-type” asteroid using sensors and payloads to capture images and obtain surface samples for compositional analysis.
Most Innovative Project – NUS Team 1: Extracting Water from Celestial Bodies
The team comprising Hafizuddin Bin Aminuddin (Computer Engineering), Syed Iman Bin Syed Amir Shah (Information Security), Elliott Tan (Electrical Engineering) and Acharya Hiteshri Piyush (Computer Engineering) proposed a technology demonstrator mission to extract water from near-earth celestial bodies, converting it into hydrogen and oxygen for use as rocket propellant.