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The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe) has opened applications for the 2nd variation of the IN-SPACe Model Rocketry contention and the 3rd variation of the CAN-7USAT India pupil contention 2026. Undergraduate pupil teams from engineering and subject streams crossed India tin present apply. The past day for applications is April 30, 2026.
The nationalist level finales for some competitions are expected to instrumentality spot betwixt October and November 2026 successful Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh.
Competitions
The Model Rocketry contention involves the design, development, and motorboat of a exemplary rocket carrying a CAN-sized (7U) outer of 1 kg mass, which indispensable scope an altitude of 1000 metres supra the motorboat site. The ngo besides requires the harmless ejection of the CAN-7USAT and precision targeted landing of the rocket station separation.
The CAN-7USAT contention involves the design, improvement and motorboat of a CAN-sized (7U) outer of 1 kg wide to an altitude of 1000 meters supra the motorboat site. The contention nonsubjective involves achieving a precision-targeted landing of the CAN-7USAT upon merchandise from the rocket astatine a predefined location.
Through these competitions, students volition larn the fundamentals of rocketry and outer making portion processing skills specified arsenic squad building, cooperation, task absorption and interpersonal communication. Over respective months, participating teams volition enactment done the engineering processes progressive successful gathering a motorboat conveyance and outer and volition vie with peers from crossed the state for a spot successful the nationalist level finale successful Kushinagar.
“The Model Rocketry and CAN-7USAT competitions are designed to springiness students a realistic vulnerability to the challenges of gathering and executing abstraction missions. By moving connected existent engineering problems, students volition make method capabilities and larn the worth of teamwork, task absorption and occupation solving. We anticipation this inaugural inspires young minds to research careers successful abstraction subject and lend to India’s increasing abstraction ecosystem,” Vinod Kumar, director, Promotion Directorate, IN-SPACe, said.
The erstwhile variation of the contention witnessed beardown information from institutions crossed the country. In the 2024-25 edition, a full of 67 pupil teams comprising astir 600 students, module members and mentors qualified for the nationalist finale, with 36 teams competing successful the CAN-7USAT contention and 31 teams successful the Model Rocketry competition.
