Axiom Space announces the STARS - Science Technology Art and Research in Space - Scholarship.
The International Space Station, orbiting at 250 miles above Earth at 17,500 mph has been an international treasure for experimentation and discovery for over 20 years. The unique weightless environment in orbit, commonly known as “microgravity,” is a result of the space station’s continuous freefall around the planet. More than 3,000 experiments conducted aboard ISS have unveiled novel insights about biological and physical phenomenon and inspired many of today’s most noteworthy innovations, from cell phone cameras to water purification systems.
Axiom Space is building the first-ever commercial space station, which will launch into Low Earth Orbit in 2024 and serve as a state-of-the-art orbital laboratory for conducting research, manufacturing products, and capturing Earth observation data. As humanity sizes up its future out amongst the Solar System, Axiom Station will also provide a unique extreme environment for critical testing that will enable deep space exploration.
During the past 25 years, Internet-based platform innovations such as apps and global connectivity have changed our everyday lives. We believe microgravity is the next platform with such transformative potential. When the effects of gravity are eliminated, behavior of biological systems is altered at even the most fundamental level – the gene – in all living organisms (for example animals, plants, yeast, bacteria, viruses). Physical properties of materials change. While on Earth, objects fall to the ground or heavier materials sink to the bottom of a container due to gravity. In weightlessness, materials mix more evenly.
In providing access to this promising environment, Axiom Station will be a place of infinite possibilities. If you could access this orbital lab, free from the shackles of gravity, what idea could you bring to life?
According to Morgan Stanley, “The revenue generated by the global space industry may increase to more than $1 trillion by 2040.” With the Axiom Space STARS Scholarship, we hope to encourage students like you to take an entrepreneurial view and imagine your own contribution to the emerging LEO economy and the future of our society. We invite you to share your possibilities with us.
Eligibility
Anyone is welcome to submit an entrepreneurial idea. However, to be eligible to receive the scholarship prize, you must confirm:
You are at least 18 years of age and an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in a degree program in November 2021.
Your proposal is original. You developed the concept and authored the proposal.
You are a citizen of the world (US citizenship is not a requirement).
You are Visionary. Imaginative. Passionate.
Axiom Space is supporting ASGSR in its mission to encourage exchange of ideas by bringing together a diverse group of individuals to translate basic research into applied technologies for space. All this so that we can build a thriving home for humanity in space.
Awards
Three $1,000 scholarships will be awarded. Students are welcome to apply as individuals or in teams. Prizes will be divided equally among stated team members.
Timeline
The Axiom Space STARS Scholarship closed on June 30th at 11:59 PM HST. Finalists will be announced in November.