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#SpaceCodingChallenges announcement

31/03/2020

#SpaceCodingChallenges

Paxi needs your programming skills to complete his mission! 

Get ready, the first challenge will be published on 12 May 2020!

Here Paxi’s last message to Mission Control:

2020.04.09 13:52:44

New challenges arise every day.
Help needed from all ESA Space Explorers.
Send message and stand by for instructions…

Want to take part?

  • stand by for mission instructions every two weeks,

  • read them carefully when they are published,

  • go to the Scratch website,

  • develop a game to help Paxi accomplish his mission. 

Note that the instructions are just basic mission requirements. Paxi also needs your creativity to make his mission a success!

Timeline

May 12

 Space Coding Challenge 1

May 26

 Space Coding Challenge 2

June 09

 Space Coding Challenge 3

June 23

 Space Coding Challenge 4

July 07

 Space Coding Challenge 5

July 21

 Space Coding Challenge 6

August 04

 Space Coding Challenge 7

August 18

 Space Coding Challenge 8

Who can participate?

#SpaceCodingChallenges are non-competitive. Participation is open to individuals, virtual teams of young people aged up to 12 years old, and families. 

An adult must submit the entry for minors. At every challenge, ESA will pick the most creative entries and post them on Paxi Facebook and Twitter accounts.