Pakistani student wins second prize at NASA contest

[Thunder Bolt]

A Pakistani boy secured second prize at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Space Settlement Design Contest 2015.

Shah Mir Aizaz, a student of O’ Levels, participated in the annual design competition for students from grade 7 to grade 12, sponsored by the NASA Ames Research Center and the National Space Society NSS. He won second prize for his design titled, ‘Beyond Infinity – Eros Outer Atmosphere Settlement’.

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Every year, individuals, small teams of two to five, and large teams of six or more are invited from all over the world to submit space settlement designs to NASA Ames for judgement. The contest has been taking place since 1994. This year there were 994 submissions from 3,007 students taught by 380 teachers. Entries came from 21 nations worldwide and 14 different states from USA.

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[Dubious]

Congratulations!! You made us proud!

 

[Zeeshi]

congrats proud of you bro

 

[Pakistanisage]

Job Well Done...

 

[CyberForce786]

Beyond Infinity

Title its self is worthwhile....
You deserve this position....
Great Job....

 

[saiyan0321]

Great job. Made us proud. We can use such individuals in our space program which if I say is lagging will be an understatement. We need to restart our space program and research and harness the talents of such individuals.

 

[RazorMC]

I think we got a bit too excited over this news.

Anyways, here's a complete list of winners by grades and rank.