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Galactic Archives Hackthon
Galactic Archives Hackthon
The Galactic Archives Hackathon

The Galactic Archives

Your Mission: Explore the Final Data Frontier.

Mission Briefing

Greetings, Data Explorer. You have been granted top-level clearance to the newly declassified Galactic Archives. Your mission, assigned by Stellar Command, is to venture into this vast cosmic data. Analyze, visualize, and build groundbreaking applications from these data streams. The fate of future exploration is in your hands. Good luck.

Declassified Archive Streams

The Starfleet Database

Official NASA APIs: Exoplanets, Mars Rover Photos, APOD, and more.

Private Sector Logs

SpaceX API data on every launch, rocket, and mission.

The Copernicus Files

ESA's Earth observation data from the Copernicus satellites.

The ISS Beacon

Real-time tracking of the International Space Station and its crew.

Choose Your Specialization

Track 1: The Astrogator's AI

Mission: Uncover patterns and build intelligent systems to predict or create cosmic phenomena.

  • Build predictive models for cosmic events.
  • Train AIs to "discover" exoplanets.
  • Generate new sci-fi concepts from real data.

Track 2: The Celestial Cartographer

Mission: Map the unknown. Create stunning and insightful visualizations of the cosmos.

  • Design real-time mission control dashboards.
  • Create interactive 3D maps of celestial bodies.
  • Visualize the journey of probes and rovers.

Track 3: Alien Artifacts Division

Mission: Build the weird, wonderful, and unexpected. Create the artifacts future explorers will find.

  • Build sci-fi "Ship's Computer" interfaces.
  • Turn space data into "alien music" (sonification).
  • Develop fun apps, games, or chatbots with a space theme.

Mission Itinerary (10 AM - 5 PM Daily)

Day 1: Briefing
10:00: Kick-off & Crew Formation
11:30: Break (15 min)
11:45: Tech Training 1
1:15: Lunch (30 min)
1:45: Hacking Begins
3:15: Break (15 min)
3:30: Hacking & Mentor Support
Day 2: Deep Space
10:00: Hacking
11:30: Break (15 min)
11:45: Tech Training 2
1:15: Lunch (30 min)
1:45: Hacking
3:15: Break (15 min)
3:30: Mentor Check-ins
Day 3: Mid-Mission
10:00: Hacking
11:30: Break (15 min)
11:45: Mentor AMA Session
1:15: Lunch (30 min)
1:45: Hacking
3:15: Break (15 min)
3:30: Hacking & Team Strategy
Day 4: Final Approach
10:00: Project Polish
11:30: Break (15 min)
11:45: Pitch & Demo Workshop
1:15: Lunch (30 min)
1:45: Demo Recording & Prep
3:15: Break (15 min)
3:30: Final Mentor Help
Day 5: Debriefing
10:00: Final Prep & Submission
11:30: Break (15 min)
11:45: CODE FREEZE
1:15: Lunch (30 min)
1:45: Judging Period Begins
3:15: Break (15 min)
4:00: Awards & Post-Mission Party

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