ISSDC Announcement!
3 April 2025

We are thrilled to announce the 12 students selected to represent the UK at the International Space Settlement Design Competition (ISSDC), taking place in Florida at NASA this July! 

These students have demonstrated outstanding skills in engineering, teamwork, and problem-solving, earning their place in this prestigious global competition:

Albert Poole
Alessandro Payne
Alexandra Mackie
Alisa Shutenko
Beatrix Wellings-Thomas
Freya Hooper
Joey Kennedy
Joy Sokoya
Nandipa Marufu
Prabhav Bhamidipati
Vinujan Sivakumar
Zak Mohammed
 
In addition, we are pleased to announce our reserves,

Male Reserves
Yadu Karthikeyan
Frederic Fong

Female Reserves
Annie Liu
Tessa Hellsten

Exciting News! A Second UK Team! 

We are delighted to share that we have been given the go-ahead for a second team to represent the UK at the ISSDC in 2025. This additional team will be given the incredible opportunity to compete on the international stage.

This second team will be required to self-fund their trip to the US, and we will be announcing the selected students next week. Stay tuned for more details!

Congratulations to all the students, and we look forward to seeing them take on this incredible challenge! 

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