Space Hackathon

Innovating for Space Exploration

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October 5, 2025

October 5-6, 2025
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Craiova, Romania

Event Overview

Join the largest annual global hackathon on October 5-6, 2025.

Space Apps is a 48 hours global hackathon, engaging thousands of problem solvers each year across the globe. The event embraces collaborative problem solving with a goal of producing relevant open-source solutions to address global needs applicable to both life on Earth and life in space.

Pre-hackathon BootCamps

  • July 10th, location & hours (to be announced)
  • August 10th, location & hours (to be announced)
  • September 10th, location & hours (to be announced)

The pre-hackathon bootcamps will be held at our official Outpost locations.

Schedule

Hackathon Day 1 (October 5)

Mandatory Hacker Orientation
Everyone participating in the hackathon will check in, grab dinner, set up all required software accounts, learn about the challenges, hear from our sponsors and mentors about the support available during the weekend, form teams, and get ready for a weekend of hacking.

Morning (Starting at 09:00)
Everyone will return to the hackathon space for breakfast and our hackathon kickoff, and then get hacking!

Lunch and dinner will also be served.

Organizers and volunteers will be on hand to assist with any questions and help with team placement. Technology and science mentors will also be available in person and virtually to float between teams and answer any questions.

Hackathon Day 2 (October 6)

We have breakfast and wrap up our projects. Project submission is at noon, followed by lunch. Team demos will start shortly after lunch, will be globally live-streamed, and is open for friends and family to attend (we will send out a separate form for adding people to the guest list for demos).

Around 5pm we will conclude the demos, select sponsors will present their specially branded awards, and our judges will announce the hackathon winners!

Note: Participants under the age of 18 require adult supervision for the entirety of the hackathon.

Organizers

Chenist Academy

Sponsors

Main Sponsor:

  • Chenist Cybersecurity

Other sponsors:

Contact us for sponsorships at contact.qmd or 0740303764.

Partners

  • Scoala Romano-Britanica
  • Chenist Digital
  • Cluster EduTIC
  • University of Craiova
  • ARTI
  • Roofs.Center
  • Clubul.Computer
  • Society for Computing Technologies
  • Internet Oltenia

Are you a representative of a company and want to be part of this journey?
Contact us for partnerships at contact.qmd or 0740303764.

More will be announced soon!

Meet the Mentors

Coming soon.

Apply as a mentor here.

Meet the Trainers

  • Alin Mechenici - Founder PR Patrat & Chenist Cybersecurity
  • Alin Burileanu - Founder Prokinetic & Staff Medical @ Romanian Football Team

Apply as a trainer here.

Meet the Judges

  • Mihai Gabroveanu - Professor @ Craiova University, Department of Applied Mathematics (DAM)
  • Mirel Cosulschi - Professor @ Craiova University, Department of Applied Mathematics (DAM)

Apply as a judge here.

Educational Partners

  • University of Craiova
  • Romanian British School

Media Partners

  • Gazeta De Sud
  • Radio Sud
  • Kiss FM
  • TVR Craiova

Official Outposts

  • Barcicleta
  • Snap Cafe 2A

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Check our latest editions here: 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024.

Join the Next Generation of Space Innovators

Be part of a weekend that could launch groundbreaking ideas for space exploration and technology.

Note: This event runs under the Berlin Code of Conduct

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