Sub-Event · Grade 6 or Equivalent · 3 October 2026
LostInOrbit
Orbital crisis & satellite rescue challenge.
The Al Amal Space Club and the Physics Department at GEMS New Millennium School proudly present LostInOrbit, a sub-event of AstroNexus’26. Designed for Grade 6 students, or the equivalent year in other curricula, this immersive crisis-simulation challenge introduces participants to practical physics and hands-on engineering problem-solving in starships across deep space.
Students step into Command Mission Control to resolve an emergency orbital crisis — recovering critical communications. Teams decode encrypted signal transmissions, construct debris shielding, calculate gravity-assisted trajectory paths, and present an emergency rescue strategy to a panel of judges.
Eligibility
Grade 6
Or the equivalent year in other curricula.
Team Size
2 Students
Setting
Mission Control
Objective
- Learn the fundamentals of starship operating, space debris management, and basic physics logic.
- Design and test lightweight debris-capture structures.
- Execute gravity-assisted slingshot maneuvers using trajectory wells.
- Re-route severed power grids using circuit logic and operate payload retrieval systems.
Structure
- Mission briefing & signal decoding
- Hands-on STEM station challenges
- Final command pitch to judges
Judging
- Signal intelligence & decoding precision
- Engineering design & model integrity
- Scientific logic & circuit routing
- Teamwork & remote operations
- Presentation & stage pitch