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Announcements

ISSDC 2026 Announcement

We are thrilled to announce the students representing the EU this year at the International Space Settlement Design Competition (ISSDC).
The ISSDC takes place in Florida and students have the opportunity to visit the Kennedy Space Center and Walt Disney World.

These students have demonstrated outstanding skills in engineering, teamwork, and problem-solving, earning their place in this prestigioglobal competition:

Alessandra Benedetti

Andrei-Paul Marinescu

Artur De Jesus

Carlos Cortés del Río

Daniele Braccia

Diana Matos

Ioana Băiculescu

Iușan Raul-Valentin

Jorge Rodríguez-Viña

Leonor Santos

Lua Afonso

Marcelo Lago

Mihalache Alexandru Ștefan

Mihoc Darius Valentin

Núria  Quero Langreo

Ricardo Mas Cerezo

Sofia Alves

Valentina Silva Fuhr

Vîlcu Teodor Costin

Yilin Ma


In addition, we are pleased to announce our reserves,

Female Reserves–
1st- Nuria Caro Martínez

2nd- Júlia Barros

3rd- María Asejo González

Male Reserves–
1st- Rafael Debouf

2nd- Chicu Ștefan

3rd- Popa Mihai Alexandru


Congratulations to all the students, and we look forward to seeing them take on this incredible challenge!

#ISSDC #SpaceSettlement #STEM #FutureLeaders #NASA #SSEF #EUSDC #United

 
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EU Finals announcement

We are happy to announce that the following students have be chosen from the runners up to attend the EU Finals in March.
Congratulations to the following students.
As always, these are listed in alphabetical order.

Bruno Esteves
Catarina Cierco
Daniele Braccia
Francisco Costa
João Pedro Moutinho dos Reis Malheiro
Levi Gomes
Lua Afonso
Lucca Martins Aires de Paula
Martim Machado
Miguel Armindo Nunes
Nimai Alves
Rafael DeBoeuf
Stefano Curtoni
Susana Amaral

Information about the finals will be sent out in the following days.

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ISSDC Announcement

We are thrilled to announce that there will be two teams representing the EU this year at the International Space Settlement Design Competition (ISSDC). The event takes place at the Kennedy Space Center and provides a great opportunity for students to compete on an international stage.

These students have demonstrated outstanding skills in engineering, teamwork, and problem-solving, earning their place in this prestigious global competition:

Team EU

Afonso Teixeira, 
Afonso Silva, 
Catarina Dias, 
Giselle de la Caridad González, 
Grace Emily Cleaton, 
Jorge Rodríquez-Viña, 
Jorge Losada, 
José de la Mano, 
Marcelo Lago, 
Nuria Quero Langreo, 
Rodrigo Miguel Saraiva Ferreira, 
Yilin Ma, 

 

Team ESA

Alejandro Wilt Escribano, 
Alexandru Mereuță, 
Ariana Chilea, 
Cristina Martin, 
Daria Cozma, 
Diego Bermejo González, 
Ioana Băiculescu, 
Margherita Castoldi, 
Maria-Karina Gabor-Naidin, 
Sofia Ferretto, 
Tristiano Rigoli, 
Tudor Budisan, 

In addition, we are pleased to announce our reserves,

Female Reserve– 
María Asenjo González

Male Reserve– 
Achille Miglierina


 

Congratulations to all the students, and we look forward to seeing them take on this incredible challenge! 

#ISSDC #SpaceSettlement #STEM #FutureLeaders #NASA #SSEF #EUSDC #United

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Happy Holidays from the SSEF


Wishing all our incredible supporters and volunteers a very Merry Christmas and a joyful holiday season! Thank you for your invaluable help and dedication throughout 2024, which has made this year such a success for the SSEF. We truly appreciate your hard work and passion, and we look forward to collaborating with you in 2025 for another fantastic year.

Enjoy the festive season, and here’s to an exciting year ahead!

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SSEF Mourns the Passing of CEO Anita Gale

SSEF are saddened to hear of the passing of Anita Gale, co-founder of ISSDC, over the weekend. Anita spent her career inspiring young people around the world to pursue careers in science and space, and helped countless young girls discover their potential in technical fields. Anita will be greatly missed and her legacy will continue to have a lasting impact on young people for years to come.

To read about her life, please click here

 

 

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