Engineers, web developers, designers, marketing experts, data scientists and field experts can apply for Garage48 SpaceTech Riga Challenge hackathons what will happen on May 11-13 in Riga – RTU Design Factory!

Either you know the space industry or not, this is an excellent opportunity to test and develop your skills & knowledge at rocket speed, by working together with new people, learning from co-participants and mentors, and doing it all in the truly fascinating and let’s be honest, a super cool field of space technology.

Your challenge for the hackathon will be to create a software or physical prototype in just 48 hours in one of this categories:

  • space education and promotion,
  • integrated applications
  • specific challenges from space industry companies.

To make your ideas into reality, you will be provided tools, equipment, materials and mentoring during the event in the rooms of the Riga Technical University Design Lab. Technical and business mentors will help you in developing your idea and prototype.

More info about the event you can find on the webpage.

If you want to participate and accept this challenge REGISTER HERE.

Garage48 SpaceTech Riga Challenge is organized by Garage48, sTARTUp HUB, Heliocentric Technologies Latvia and Green Tech Cluster as a part of the European Regional Development Fund Interreg Estonia-Latvia SpaceTEM project.

The event is financed by European Regional Development Fund, sTARTUp HUB, Heliocentric Technologies Latvia and Green Tech Cluster. The event is sponsored by Riga Technical University Design Factory, ESA BIC Estonia and supported by ArcticStartup and sTARTUp Day.

Garage48 SpaceTech Riga Challenge Team Kadri Kõivik (Garage48, SPARK HUB, Contriber), Marili Vihmann (sTARTUp HUB, Contriber), Pauls Irbins (Heliocentric Technologies Latvia), Salvis Roga (Green Tech Cluster), Anete Zveja (Green Tech Cluster).

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