Vilnius

Welcome to Space Apps Vilnius 2022!

Venue: Visoriai Information Technology Park, Mokslininku str. 2A, Vilnius

We're excited to host the Space Apps Challenge hackathon in Vilnius for the 3rd time!

NASA Space Apps Challenge – it is two days hackathon that unites space enthusiasts around the globe to solve challenges using NASA’s free and open data to address real-world problems on Earth and in space.

We welcome to join all curious and bright minds: students, graphic designers, developers, UX/UI designers, data analysts, entrepreneurs, engineers, scientists, innovators, technology experts, communicators, marketers, activists of humanitarian causes and all space enthusiasts.

Teams will get:

🚀 NASA challenges & space data (NASA, JAXA, etc)
🚀2000 Eur prize fund for 2 Lithuanian winner teams
🚀1-2 nominations for the NASA international competition
🚀Specials prizes of the partners
🚀Support from mentors & experts during event

Find answers

Find basic information to guide your Space Apps journey under the “Welcome” tab (above). You can also check out the Participant FAQ and other guides (on the chat rooms, team formation, and project submission). All of the guides posted on the Resource page. Challenges, detail descriptions and recommended data from space agencies is published here

Mentors

Arūnas Ungulaitis - artificial intelligence, communication systems, software architecture

Ignas Daugėla - geospatial data, photogrammetry, data fusion, drone application

Ignas Šlapkauskas – start-up & scale-up, project management, innovation management

Gediminas Vaitkus – applied ecology, geo-informatics and remote sensing, automated geo-computing on open source systems

Laurynas Mačiulis – spacecraft & mission design, new space markets, business and technology innovation in space

Mykolas Maldeikis - application of UAVs (drones/unmanned aerial vehicles) in urban analysis, big data collection and application, photogrammetry and 3D analysis, AI tools.

Paulius Briedis – commercialization, manufacturing, hardware

Simonas Kareiva – low Earth orbit satellites, amateur radio space communications, software and hardware engineering

Jury

Kęstutis Gardžiulis - A Founder & Chief Innovation Officer (ETRONIKA), Group Partnership Development Executive (NRD Companies)

Ronaldas Jacunskas - Design Engineer at Aerospace Engineering Solutions

Arūnas Ungulaitis - Head of Innovation division (Elsis PRO, a NOVIAN Group Company)

Simonas Kareiva - Chief Technology Officer (SME bank)

Sponsor

NanoAvionics is the world's leading small satellite manufacturer and mission integrator as well as the first Lithuanian aerospace company. We supply satellites and their mission integration services to organizations such as NASA, ESA, Thales Alenia Space, and MIT in over 47 countries. NanoAvionics currently produces more than 20 satellites per year and by 2025 plans to increase this number to 120 satellites per year. We have over 180 employees working in our 4 offices worldwide - in Vilnius, Kaunas, UK, and the USA. The team is constantly growing, and we are planning to have over 300 colleagues by the end of 2023

Partners

Lithuanian Space Technology Cluster unifying companies NanoAvionics, BlackSwan Space, ELSIS PRO and Geomatrix. One of the goals of the cluster is the representation of Lithuanian space sector in the country as well as in international organizations and projects, the launch of collective projects.

Lithuanian Museum of Ethnocosmology – a special museum which explore the relationship of mankind with the Cosmic World. Its 80 cm diameter telescope for visitors is one of the largest in Europe.

Future Technologies Digital Innovation Hub is a multifaceted centre providing a wide range of services, bringing together digital technology solution makers, developers and companies to provide their services and products to customers in a variety of fields: aerospace, photonics, laser and optical technology, engineering, medicine, energy, publishing, science, agriculture, food and other fields.

Organizers

Visoriai Information Technology Park is an innovation community uniting high-tech companies, including NanoAvionics – the only small satellite manufacturer in Lithuania. VITP is the Ambassador of Space Technologies and the organizer of events NASA Space Apps Challenge in Lithuania.

Innovation Agency Lithuania is the official public agency responsible for the development of Lithuanian innovation ecosystem and the promotion of innovation at all stages of business development – from developing ideas to delivering products and services to end-users.