AIAA Space Systems Technical Committee Essay Contest: Deadline extended to April 30, 2020

Starts:  Mar 31, 2020 14:56 (CT)
Ends:  Apr 30, 2020 23:59 (CT)
Associated with  Greater Huntsville Section
 
It's that time of year again for the AIAA Space Systems Technical Committee Essay Contest. See the attached poster for more details about the contest. The theme for the essay is:
 
“How advanced can you envision space technology and exploration through the next 50 years? What do we need to do NOW to achieve that?”
 
The contest is open to 7th or 8th grade students living within the Greater Huntsville Section's area.  Student entrants do not have to have any AIAA affiliation but relatives of section members are especially encouraged to participate.
 
Ideas must be original, logical, realistic, and well articulated. The essay must be 1000 words or less, typed, double-spaced, and use size 12-point font.
 
A coversheet (AIAA-National_Essay_Competition-Entry_Form.docx) must accompany the essay. Essays and coversheets are due to the AIAA Greater Huntsville Section by April 30, 2020.   E-mail your essay and coversheet to distribution@hsv-aiaa.org.
 
The Greater Huntsville Section will select and announce both a 7th grade and 8th grade local winner by May 15, 2020. Section winners will be the section’s guests at the Greater Huntsville Section Annual Awards Banquet (which is temporarily on hold until further notice).  Their essays will also be posted on the Greater Huntsville Section website and newsletter and the winning essays will be submitted to compete for the national-level awards.
 
The AIAA Space Systems technical committee will select six overall national winners in the 7th grade and 8th grade categories (three in each). 1st place will be award $125, 2nd place will be awarded $75, and 3rd place will be awarded $50. The winners will be announced in June.

Here are the deadlines at a glance:
·  April 30, 2020: National deadline for student/schools to submit their papers to their local sections officers
·  May 15, 2020: National deadline for submitting local section winners to SSTC
·  June 1, 2020: SSTC Announcement of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners to schools/students/SSTC
·  June, 2020: Mail awards, etc. to winning schools and students
·  Aerospace America to announce winners in the September 2020 issue
 
The AIAA Space Systems technical committee will select six overall national winners in the 7th grade and 8th grade categories (three in each). The winners will be announced in June. Please contact distribution@hsv-aiaa.org if you have any questions. We look forward to reading your entries.
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