NASA hackathon headed to Downsview
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration will be holding its annual Space Apps Challenge in Toronto this year, bringing the hackathon to Downsview.
The event, hosted in cities around the world, challenges programmers and engineers to solve problems related to NASA’s Earth and space datasets. Entrants do not need prior experience with coding and can receive mentorship and instruction from experienced engineers. The challenge will be co-hosted by the Canadian Space Agency, which has hosted its own version of the hackathon since 2018.
This is expected to be the largest edition of the hackathon held in Canada. There will be in-person experimenting and networking, drawing on Downsview’s extensive history in the aerospace industry, and a virtual event taking place online. The top project will go on to a Global Winners competition, selecting the most innovative work from challenges held across 163 countries and territories.
Winners will be selected in twelve categories, such as Best Use of Science, Best Mission Concept and Galactic Impact. The event is advertised as a way to meet like-minded people, with business cards and social media apps often used to make connections in situations like this. After a boom in popularity in 2020, Space Apps is now one of the world’s largest hackathons, with hundreds of thousands of participants.
The 2025 Toronto edition of NASA Space Apps Challenge will take place at the Bombardier Centre for Aerospace and Aviation on the Downsview campus of Centennial College.
The event, hosted in cities around the world, challenges programmers and engineers to solve problems related to NASA’s Earth and space datasets. Entrants do not need prior experience with coding and can receive mentorship and instruction from experienced engineers. The challenge will be co-hosted by the Canadian Space Agency, which has hosted its own version of the hackathon since 2018.
This is expected to be the largest edition of the hackathon held in Canada. There will be in-person experimenting and networking, drawing on Downsview’s extensive history in the aerospace industry, and a virtual event taking place online. The top project will go on to a Global Winners competition, selecting the most innovative work from challenges held across 163 countries and territories.
Winners will be selected in twelve categories, such as Best Use of Science, Best Mission Concept and Galactic Impact. The event is advertised as a way to meet like-minded people, with business cards and social media apps often used to make connections in situations like this. After a boom in popularity in 2020, Space Apps is now one of the world’s largest hackathons, with hundreds of thousands of participants.
The 2025 Toronto edition of NASA Space Apps Challenge will take place at the Bombardier Centre for Aerospace and Aviation on the Downsview campus of Centennial College.