A Team of Georgians in the Final of NASA Hackathon

Georgian team ‘Argonautica’ is one of the 40 international nominees of Space Apps Challenge - an annual hackathon organized by NASA.

The “Argonauts” designed an augmented reality game, designed to raise awareness of satellites orbiting the Earth. The app allows teams to capture satellites around the globe. The first team to collect information about all artificial satellites gets to name the next one launched into the sky.

The hackathon welcomed 2,200 teams from 150 different locations. Argonautica is one of the final 40 international nominees. The team consists of six members: Giorgi Chanturia, Gigi Butbaia, Mariam Rogava, Giorgi Kvantrishvili, Guri Sitchinava, and Giorgi Chilaia.

The six Global Winners will be invited to visit a NASA Rocket Launch site to view a spacecraft launch along with the SpaceApps Organizing team once travel is deemed safe. They will also receive an invitation to present their projects to NASA, ESA, JAXA, CNES, and CSA personnel.

The winners will be announced shortly.