NASA Space Apps Yonkers

🧠 ALL MINDS. ALL IDEAS. ONE FRONTIER. 🚀 Innovation thrives when different minds come together! The 2026 NASA Space Apps Challenge is blasting off on November 14–15, 2026! NASA Space Apps Yonkers welcomes thinkers, creators, problem-solvers, and innovators from every background and experience level. Bring your unique perspective, share ideas, collaborate with others, and help create solutions that shape the next frontier. Whether you are passionate about science, technology, engineering, art, or exploration, your ideas have a place here. You don’t have to be an expert to make a difference. Curiosity, creativity, and collaboration are what drive innovation. We are proud to have the support of our sponsors, including Starbucks, Boost Mobile, Costco Wholesale, Stop & Shop, ShopRite, Panera Bread, A & V Pizzeria, and Nutrioz. Join a global community working together to address real-world challenges using NASA's open data. Participation is FREE! 🚀 JOIN NOW: spaceappschallenge.org/2026/… The Next Frontier Starts Here! Photo Credit: Matthew Stankewicz / All Knight Access #SpaceApps #Technology #Innovation @shefik_info @SpaceApps @NASA @AllKnightAccess @YWCAYonkers @YonkersSchools @YonkersVoice @harlemfilmhouse @hhff_nyc @GriffoProd @youngmenstrong @YoureOurUnity1 @youreourunity @Starbucks @boostmobile @Costco @StopandShop @ShopRiteStores @panerabread @nutrioz

🌎 ALL AGES. ALL WELCOME. Innovation has no age limit! The 2026 NASA Space Apps Challenge is blasting off on November 14–15, 2026! 🚀 NASA Space Apps Yonkers welcomes participants of all ages to come together, explore new ideas, collaborate, and contribute to shaping the next frontier. Participants under 18 must be registered by a parent or legal guardian, and accompanied by a parent or legal guardian at all times throughout the event to ensure a safe and welcoming experience. We are proud to have the support of our sponsors, including Starbucks, Boost Mobile, Costco Wholesale, Stop & Shop, ShopRite, Panera Bread, A & V Pizzeria, and Nutrioz. Participation is FREE! Register today and be part of a global community of innovators, creators, scientists, and problem-solvers. 🚀 JOIN NOW: spaceappschallenge.org/2026/… The Next Frontier Starts Here! Photo Credit: Matthew Stankewicz / All Knight Access #SpaceApps #AllAges #EveryVoiceMatters @shefik_info @SpaceApps @NASA @AllKnightAccess @YWCAYonkers @YonkersSchools @YonkersVoice @harlemfilmhouse @hhff_nyc @GriffoProd @youngmenstrong @YoureOurUnity1 @youreourunity @Starbucks @Costco @StopandShop @ShopRiteStores @panerabread @nutrioz

Every Voice Matters 🚀 Innovation Begins with Inclusion At NASA Space Apps Yonkers, we are proud to be part of one of the most inclusive teams in the world participating in the NASA Space Apps Challenge. We are united by a shared commitment to innovation, collaboration, and the belief that everyone has something valuable to contribute. Our strength comes from embracing diverse perspectives, welcoming people from different backgrounds and cultures, and creating an environment where everyone feels empowered to participate, share ideas, and make a difference. Together, we demonstrate that innovation knows no boundaries and that inclusion is essential to solving the challenges of tomorrow. 🌐 Expanding Our Global Reach As part of our ongoing commitment to inclusion, NASA Space Apps Yonkers highlights the communication languages represented across our Ambassadors, Mentors, and Judges. This helps participants recognize the breadth of our team's global reach and identify individuals who may be able to communicate with them in different languages. Our team members share the languages they communicate in using the following proficiency categories: 🌟 Native — Speak, read, and write the language naturally at a native or near-native level, including complex conversations and written communication. 💬 Fluent — Speak, read, and write the language with a high degree of confidence across everyday, social, and professional situations. 💼 Professional — Communicate effectively in work, academic, technical, or collaborative settings, including discussions, written communication, and presentations. 🤝 Conversational — Hold everyday conversations, understand common questions and responses, and express ideas about familiar topics. 🔤 Basic — Understand and use common words, phrases, and simple sentences for basic communication in familiar situations. Together, we are building a community where everyone belongs, every perspective is valued, and every voice matters. Our team currently supports communication in the following 14 languages, reflecting the diversity of our Ambassadors, Mentors, and Judges: English • French • German • Haitian Creole • Hindi • Italian • Kannada • Polish • Russian • Spanish • Tamil • Telugu • Ukrainian • Urdu Presented by All Knight Access in partnership with YWCA Yonkers, New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Shefik presents Invocation, Yonkers Public Schools, Yonkers Voice, Harlem Film House, Young Men Strong, Griffo Productions, You're Our Unity, Royal Ghassanid Academy of Arts and Sciences, Sovereign Imperial and Royal House of Ghassan, and other notable stakeholders. Meet the Team: spaceappsyonkers.org/about/t… Explore: spaceappsyonkers.org Free Registration for "Yonkers, NY": spaceappschallenge.org/2026/… #SpaceApps #Technology #Science @shefik_info @SpaceApps @NASA @AllKnightAccess @YWCAYonkers @YonkersSchools @YonkersVoice @harlemfilmhouse @hhff_nyc @GriffoProd @youngmenstrong @YoureOurUnity1 @youreourunity

Presented by All Knight Access in partnership with YWCA Yonkers, New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Shefik presents Invocation, Yonkers Public Schools, Yonkers Voice, Harlem Film House, Young Men Strong, Griffo Productions, You're Our Unity, and other notable stakeholders, NASA Space Apps Yonkers invites innovators of all ages to register for the NASA Space Apps Challenge, taking place November 14–15, 2026. The 2026 theme is "The Next Frontier", and participants from Yonkers, New York, and surrounding areas throughout Westchester County will work alongside a vibrant community of scientists, technologists, and storytellers while competing with teams at hundreds of events worldwide. Over two days, participants will use data from NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration and its 17 Space Agency Partners to address pressing challenges scientists face in Earth and space exploration. In 2025, 114,000+ registered participants joined NASA Space Apps Challenge from 551 Local Events worldwide. Sponsors of NASA Space Apps Yonkers include Starbucks, Costco Wholesale, Stop & Shop, ShopRite, Panera Bread, A & V Pizzeria, and Nutrioz. This year's Space Agency Partners include Angola National Space Programme; Bahrain Space Agency; Brazilian Space Agency; Canadian Space Agency | Agence spatiale canadienne; European Space Agency - ESA); Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO); Italian Space Agency; JAXA: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency; KASA (Korea AeroSpace Administration); Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre of the United Arab Emirates; National Space Activities Commission of Argentina; Nigeria National Space Research and Development Agency; Paraguayan Space Agency; Senegalese Space Studies Agency; Spanish Space Agency; Turkish Space Agency; and the UK Space Agency. For 2026, NASA Space Apps Yonkers Appoints Bridget Smith as Mentor in 2026. Bridget is an experienced and results-driven media operations professional with more than 20 years of expertise in technical media management, metadata, quality control, content operations, and digital media platforms. Her career spans leading global media companies and major streaming services, where she has helped optimize content workflows, strengthen quality assurance processes, and support high-quality experiences for millions of subscribers. As a former Metadata Manager at SiriusXM, Bridget led the metadata quality assurance team, ensuring the consistency and accuracy of content tagging to improve search and content discoverability. She collaborated with Product and Technology teams to establish metadata workflow best practices, developed training programs for content creators, and produced performance reports to support continuous improvement and operational transparency. Her leadership helped streamline metadata tagging processes, reduce content-related issues, and enhance the overall discoverability of content. Bridget's expertise also extends across major streaming and digital media platforms, including Disney+ and Hulu. She brings a deep understanding of metadata tagging, content distribution, quality assurance, troubleshooting, technical documentation, and process improvement. Emmy® Award winner and technology maven Sir Shefik Macauley serves as Managing Director and Local Lead of NASA Space Apps Yonkers, bringing the NASA Space Apps Challenge to the Yonkers, New York community for its second consecutive year. The event will be held in-person on November 14–15, 2026, at YWCA of Yonkers, located at 87 South Broadway, Yonkers, New York 10701, United States. Free registration is available for both in-person and virtual activities. Activities start each day at 9 a.m. ET. All participants of NASA Space Apps Yonkers will receive a Certificate of Participation. Participation does not require a particular academic or professional background. A participant may contribute through programming, science, engineering, design, project management, research, communication, storytelling, business strategy, or simply a willingness to learn and collaborate. NASA specifically describes the Challenge as open to all ages. Free Registration: spaceappschallenge.org/2026/… #SpaceApps #Technology #Science @shefik_info @SpaceApps @NASA @AllKnightAccess @YWCAYonkers @YonkersSchools @YonkersVoice @harlemfilmhouse @hhff_nyc @GriffoProd @youngmenstrong @YoureOurUnity1 @youreourunity @Starbucks @Costco @StopandShop @ShopRiteStores @panerabread @nutrioz @Disney @DisneyPlus spaceappsyonkers.org/about/p…