Sub-Event · Grade 6 · 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, this immersive crisis-simulation challenge introduces participants to practical physics, satellite telemetry, cryptography, and hands-on engineering problem-solving.
Students step into Earth Command Mission Control to resolve an emergency orbital crisis — recovering critical communications, weather, and GPS satellites. Teams decode encrypted signal transmissions, construct debris shielding, calculate gravity-assisted trajectory paths, re-route severed solar power grids, and present an emergency rescue strategy to a panel of judges.
Eligibility
Grade 6
Team Size
1, Solo
Setting
Mission Control
Objective
- Learn the fundamentals of satellite telemetry, space debris management, and basic physics/circuit logic.
- Decrypt corrupted signal packets and plot thermospheric coordinates.
- 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