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SUMMARY:Sustainable Space Logistics Essay Competition 2019
DTSTART:20191004T130000
DTEND:20191130T235900
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DESCRIPTION:The EPFL Space Center (eSpace)\, supported by the Space Safety
  and Sustainability (SSS) Project Group of the Space Generation Advisory C
 ouncil (SGAC)\, is honoured to invite participants of all ages\, from all 
 around the world to take part in this essay competition. Our competition w
 ill provide entrants with the opportunity to introduce new ideas on the to
 pic of how to develop space logistics services\, in a safe and sustainable
  way.\nIn recent years\, the space industry has undergone profound changes
 . The drop in launch costs has been driven by numerous start-ups following
  the path of SpaceX in the launch industry. These new actors\, in particul
 ar\, SpaceX and Blue Origin\, work tirelessly to effect a transformation i
 n the space industry similar to that which occurred previously in the avia
 tion industry. Moving from single-use to reusable rockets which only requi
 res inspection between launches was a risky decision\, but it has been vin
 dicated by the significant reduction in the cost of access to space. Many 
 new launchers intend to\, and will\, make space more accessible than ever 
 before.\nAt the same time\, small and nanosatellite formats and the standa
 rdization and industrialization of the production of satellites enable new
  innovative business models and missions. The space industry has evolved t
 owards the predominantly commercial operation. But such new activities als
 o introduce new challenges in terms of sustainability\, such as the increa
 se of the number of satellites and debris that will increase the probabili
 ty of collision which could lead to a chain reaction\, the current use of 
 non-green propellant\, or the limited in-situ resources for space explorat
 ion (Moon/Mars).\n\n\nObjective:\n\nWrite an essay about the topic: “Whi
 ch space logistics needs will be necessary for sustainable space activitie
 s horizon 2030?”\n\n	What will be the main space activities horizon 2030
 ?\n	Which stakeholders will need space logistics support?\n	What will be t
 heir main space logistics needs (packaging\, storage\, inventory\, warehou
 sing\, transport\, information & control\, etc.)?\n	What are your justific
 ations (references\, etc.)?\n\n\nEligibility:\n\nThe competition is open t
 o all.\nAwards\n\n	The 10 first winners will be contacted via email and an
 nounced on this website page in January 2020. They will receive an electr
 onic certificate.\n	1st prize:\n	\n		Amazon gift card of 200€.\n		1-year
  subscription to the NewSpace magazine (value of $129).\n		Electronic cert
 ificate – 1st prize.\n	\n	\n	2nd prize:\n	\n		1-year subscription to the
  NewSpace magazine (value of $129).\n		Electronic certificate – 2nd priz
 e.\n	\n	\n\nSubmission:\n\n\n	The essay shall be submitted by 30 November
  2019\, 23:59 GMT. Any submissions after the deadline will not be consider
 ed.\n	The essay shall be submitted in PDF format at espace@epfl.ch\n	The e
 ssay must be written in English.\n	References (books\, articles\, magazine
 s\, websites\, etc.) must be properly cited. We recommend using APA style
  citation\n	The essay must contain between 1000-2000 words excluding the t
 itle and the references. It may also contain graphic illustrations or tabl
 es that do not count into the word count.\n	The participant has to be the 
 sole author and has to hold all rights to the essay. Essays must not be pr
 eviously submitted to other competitions nor published. All essays will be
  checked for plagiarism. Plagiarism of more than 10% will be disqualified.
 \n	Participants may only submit only one essay on the topic.\n	Participant
 s must NOT include their name or any kind of identification in their essay
  to allow anonymity for the purpose of a fair judging process. The judges 
 will only receive the essays without your email contact. All essays will b
 e equally treated regardless of the participant’s age\, gender\, race\, 
 nationality\, religion\, and title.\n\n\nEvaluation:\n\nAll admitted essay
 s will be evaluated on the following criteria:\n\n	Content\n	Strong suppor
 t and development of the ideas\n	Quality of the references\n	Clear express
 ion of thoughts and style\n\n\nCopyrights:\n\n\n	By submitting an entry\, 
 applicants allow the EPFL Space Center and SGAC to mention their names in 
 connection with the competition.\n	Copyright of the submitted entry shall 
 remain with the contestants. However\, by submitting an entry\, all contes
 tants agree that the EPFL Space Center and SGAC are granted non-exclusive 
 reproduction rights regarding all submitted papers. SGAC and all affiliate
 d organizers may also present ideas and findings generated by this competi
 tion at relevant conferences.\n\n\nContact:\n\nFor any question\, please c
 ontact espace@epfl.ch\n\nThe Competition Organizing Team\n\n\n	Professor J
 ean-Paul Kneib\, EPFL\n	Dr Sonia Ben Hamida\, EPFL\n	Jessica Creech\, SGAC
  SSS PG\n	Laura-Adriana Florean\, SGAC SSS PG\n	George-Cristian Potrivitu\
 , SGAC SSS PG\n
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