The NASA Space Apps Challenge is the world’s largest annual global hackathon, bringing together coders, scientists, designers, storytellers, makers, and space enthusiasts to solve real-world problems on Earth and in space using NASA’s open-source data.

NASA Space Apps Toronto returns for 2026 to unite the Greater Toronto Area’s vibrant tech, aerospace, and creative ecosystems. Over an intensive two-day sprint, participants collaborate in multidisciplinary teams to build software, hardware prototypes, data visualizations, and creative solutions to challenges designed by NASA subject matter experts.

NASA Space Apps Toronto 2026 will be hosted at the prestigious Bombardier Centre for Aerospace and Aviation at Centennial College’s Downsview Campus. This venue is a fitting backdrop for the hackathon, as it stands at the forefront of Canada’s aerospace innovation. Housed within the historic, repurposed de Havilland aircraft facility at Downsview Park, this 138,000-square-foot aerospace hub features state-of-the-art labs and an active commercial jet hangar.

It provides an authentic, high-energy launchpad where developers, scientists, designers, and space enthusiasts can collaborate across 48 hours, leveraging NASA’s open data to build transformative solutions for Earth and space exploration.