Welcome to Space Apps Seattle
Home of the Seattle NASA International Space Apps Challenge →
A global hackathon in the city that unites tech and space!
November 13-15, 2026
Now Accepting Participants!
What is Space Apps?
NASA’s International Space Apps Challenge → takes place each year over the course of 48 hours to spark innovation on NASA challenges that benefit missions in space and life on Earth.
- Build a team
- Pick a NASA Mission challenge or bring your own
- Hack away!
You have two days to build your project and put it before the judges.
Winners that become finalists in NASA’s global judging round have a shot at a special tour of Kennedy Space Center!
Come to Space Apps if you are…
- A programmer, a data scientist, an engineer, a storyteller, a student, an educator, a project manager, an entrepreneur
- You love data and you want to transform NASA’s open data sets into real world applications
- You are passionate about space and you want to join in building our future together for the benefit of humanity.
- You love hardware. Yes! Hardware projects welcome – Space Apps is more than “apps”! Bring your love for boards and dream up a solution for Earth or your own mission in space.
Build Something Big. From the Top of Seattle.
This year, the top floor of F5 Tower will become home to NASA Space Apps Seattle. With sweeping views across the city and the Pacific Northwest, you’ll have a pretty incredible backdrop for two days of building, collaborating, and tackling challenges using NASA data.
- Easy to get to — F5 Tower is in the heart of downtown Seattle, just steps from Link light rail and major transit connections.
- Views in every direction — Take in sweeping views of Elliott Bay, Lake Washington, downtown Seattle, and the surrounding mountains from the top floor.
- Built for big ideas — Work with your team in a modern, collaborative space designed for brainstorming, building, and presenting.
- A venue worthy of the mission — Tackle NASA challenges from one of the most rocket-ship-like workspaces in Seattle. 🚀
NASA Space Apps Speakers & Judges
Our 2026 Featured Speaker
Anna Miller
Anna Miller is the Director of Hardware Design at Starfish Space, leading the development of robotic systems for autonomous satellite docking and on-orbit life extension. Over the past decade, she has worked at the forefront of emerging technologies, including AI-powered marine imaging systems at Google X, and has contributed to multiple patented medical device technologies. Anna holds an M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Alaska and dual bachelor’s degrees in Engineering Sciences and Liberal Arts from Dartmouth College.
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Meet Our 2026 Judges
Co-Founder and CO
Juno Propulsion
Alexis is pioneering next-generation rocket propulsion technologies designed to make space missions more efficient, sustainable, and affordable. A rocket propulsion engineer by training, Alexis is leading the development of innovative rotating detonation engine technology for in-space propulsion and has secured support from NASA, the National Science Foundation, and other leading innovation programs. She is passionate about expanding access to space through breakthrough engineering and bold entrepreneurship.
Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) engineer
Blue Origin
Luke works in Blue Origin’s Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE) business unit, where he focuses on autonomous systems. His work spans entry, descent, and landing, spacecraft rendezvous and proximity operations, and mobile robotics. He currently works on autonomous lunar rovers for NASA’s CLPS CP-21 mission. Lucas is passionate about combining robotics and emerging AI technologies to advance exploration on the Moon and beyond.
Lead Us Sales & Strategy
The Exploration Company
Dr. Erika Wagner is an interdisciplinary space junkie with experience in engineering, bioastronautics, innovation leadership, and commercialization. Her journey includes time at the XPRIZE Foundation, MIT, and Blue Origin, before landing as the Lead for US Sales and Strategy at The Exploration Company. Passionate about outreach, she also serves as a Board Member at The Museum of Flight and Aurelia Institute, and a mentor for the Brooke Owens Fellowship.
Stay in Orbit!
Space Northwest will send you Space Apps updates and invite you to Space Data Hackers monthly meetups
2026 Space Apps Seattle Sponsors
Galactic Sponsor
Orbital Sponsor
Space Apps Seattle is a program of Space Northwest
Space Apps Seattle is a program of Space Northwest
