🛰️ NASA Space Apps Challenge Ahlen 2026

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NASA Space Apps Challenge Ahlen 2026 🛰️ 🚀As part of DevFest Ahlen 2026, we are incredibly excited to host the NASA Space Apps Challenge Ahlen 2026! 💡This is your chance to directly apply your AI, Cloud, and development skills to real-world challenges using NASA's open data. 📍Location: ONLINE

Nov 14, 9:00 AM – Nov 15, 7:00 PM (UTC)

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About this event

⚠️ REGISTRATION WILL OPEN SOON

🌌 NASA Space Apps Challenge Ahlen 2026: A DevFest Special!

📍 Location: Virtual

🗓️ Dates: Saturday, November 14 – Sunday, November 15, 2026

🚀 Innovate with NASA Data, Build the Future! 🛰️

💡Innovation Without Borders – Launch Your Ideas from Ahlen!

  • Space is not just about distant stars; it's about the future we create right here on Earth.
  • At NASA Space Apps Challenge Ahlen 2026, we invite you to be part of that future.
  • Collaborate. Create.
  • Change the World.
  • This unique hybrid event invites 50 participants – coders, engineers, designers, entrepreneurs, scientists, students, and creatives – to collaborate and transform NASA’s open-source data into solutions that can change our world.

DevFest 2026: Building Safe, Secure and Scalable Solutions with AI and Cloud.

This year, DevFest 2026 will empower developer communities worldwide to architect the future. We'll focus on driving the practical integration of AI and Google Cloud into their solutions. Our goal is to equip developers with the skills to build innovative, scalable, and ethically sound applications, acknowledging their pivotal role in shaping a technology-driven future that benefits everyone.

About DevFest

DevFest is the world's largest community-driven tech conference, bringing together passionate developers from around the globe. Hosted annually by Google Developer Groups, DevFest offers a unique opportunity to explore developer tools, learn from Google and Google Developer Experts, and connect with fellow developers developers.google.com

⚠️ Important Notice

This event is ONLINE, offering virtual participation.

🧑‍💻 Participation is limited to 200 online attendees. Early registration is highly recommended to secure your place.

Event Dates: Saturday, November 14 – Sunday, November 15, 2026

🚀 About DevFest Ahlen 2026

This year’s NASA Space Apps Challenge is hosted as a special edition of DevFest Ahlen 2026 – part of the worldwide DevFest conference series from Google Developer Groups.


By combining DevFest with Space Apps in Ahlen, we bring

  • Global-scale energy and expertise, tailored to our community.
  • Talks and workshops on topics like AI/ML, Flutter, Google Cloud, Earth Engine, and Responsible Innovation.
  • A live hybrid experience: networking, learning, and hacking under one roof.
  • The chance to interact with Google Developer Experts, local tech leaders, and global innovators.

About Our Local NASA Space Apps Challenge Ahlen Event

Ahlen is a city that distinctively blends rich history with a forward-thinking spirit. 

Our most unique local symbol is the Mammoth 🐘, commemorating the prehistoric woolly mammoth fossils discovered right here. 

This connection to ancient discovery provides a powerful backdrop for your modern innovations.


Our vibrant local tech community, including GDG Ahlen members, fosters a highly collaborative environment, perfect for tackling the ambitious challenges set by the NASA Space Apps Challenge.

🚀 About the NASA International Space Apps Challenge

The NASA International Space Apps Challenge is the globe’s largest annual hackathon.

Every October, thousands of innovators across hundreds of local events—both virtual and in-person—tackle challenges authored by NASA experts using open Earth and space data.

🌐 NASA Space Apps 2025 by the numbers:

  • 114,094 registered participants from around the world
  • 18,860 teams across
  • 167 countries and territories
  • 11,511 projects submitted, all built to tackle 20 NASA-curated challenges
  • Collaboration with 15 international space agency partners (global number)
  • Nearly 10,000 innovative projects, spanning apps, analytics, games, and visualizations (global number)

🌟 Why Ahlen 2026 is unmissable

  • ONLINE INNOVATION: Participate comfortably, remotely online, connecting with diverse minds.
  • UNIQUE LOCAL INSPIRATION: Draw inspiration from Ahlen's "Mammoth" history as you explore new frontiers.
  • GLOBAL IMPACT, LOCAL ACTION: Contribute to solutions for real-world NASA challenges, making your mark on a global stage from Ahlen.
  • COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT: Engage with a supportive local tech community eager to learn, share, and innovate together.

👥 Who should apply?

  • Open to all curious, creative minds – no elite credentials required.
  • Ideal for students, professionals, makers, educators, developers, scientists, and tech enthusiasts.

Just bring your passion and teamwork spirit.

Join the largest annual global hackathon and DevFest on November 14-15, 2026.

#DevFest #SpaceApps #NASASpaceAppsChallenge

When

When

November 14 – 15, 2026
9:00 AM – 7:00 PM (UTC)

Agenda

Welcome & Kick-off!
🌐 Team Formation & Idea Brainstorming
☕ Lunch Break & Networking
🛠️ Dive Deep & Develop
☕ Dinner Break
🛠️ Continued Coding & Late Mentorship
✅ Day 1 Wrap-up

Speaker

  • Anna Muzykina

    GDG Ahlen Organizer

    Founder CTO & CEO @ Proofa

Moderator

  • Denys Doroshev

    GDG Ahlen Organizer

    C0-founder & COO @ Proofa

Judges

  • Atuoha Anthony

    EV1 Health

    Lead Mobile Engineer

  • Saheed Adewumi

    Proofa

    GDE Cloud AI & CTO PROOFA

Host

  • Anna Muzykina

    GDG Ahlen Organizer

    Founder CTO & CEO @ Proofa

Organizers

  • Saheed Adewumi

    PROOFA & QT Solution Services

    GDG Organizer

  • Anna Muzykina

    Proofa

    GDG Organizer

  • Md. Samiul Bashar Apon

    GDG Organizer

  • Denys Doroshev

    GDG Organizer