SIT Hackathon: Sustainability in Space

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is this: Research and innovate solutions related to 3D printing technologies that can be used in Space.

SIT Engineering Cluster, together with Singapore Science Centre and Neo Aeronautics Pte Ltd, is organising an exciting hackathon titled ‘How to Live in Space for 365 Days’ to encourage SIT students to come up with ideas that are out of this world.

Real-life Space Missions

Sci-Fi fans of the latest Netflix series The Silent Sea may enjoy ‘geeking out’ over the space technology and gadgets that Captain Han and his crew have access to. In real life, space missions may also require additional equipment when unforeseen circumstances occur. When the requirements are deemed mission critical, rockets must be launched to transport the relevant equipment to space. This is not only expensive but wasteful and inefficient.

3D Printing and Sustainability in the Space Sector

These days, the capabilities and applications of 3D printing have grown – from small steps to giant leaps. Advanced 3D printing allows equipment, resources, and even food to be produced as needed. In the space sector, 3D printing technology can help reduce the need for excess equipment to be transported, doing away with wasteful rocket launches. This has an important impact because it would make space activities more sustainable.

Watch this video of SIT’s President, Professor Chua Kee Chaing as he shares his views about space exploration and technologies.