For the second time world champion team of the NASA Space Apps Challenge from Bangladesh 'Team Diamonds' participated in the NASA programme at the NASA headquarters in Washington DC, USA.
The NASA Space Apps Challenge organised by NASA under the auspices of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) and in collaboration with BASIS Students Forum is organized in Bangladesh every year.
At the NASA headquarters, Mamta Patel Nagaraja, NASA Associate Chief Scientist for Exploration and Applied Research - National Aeronautics and Space Administration, inaugurated the program. The names of team members of 'Team Diamonds', the world champion in the category of 'Most Inspirational' in 2022, are: Tisha Khandokar (team leader), Injamamul Haque Sonet, Munim Ahmed, Abu Niaz and Zarin Chowdhury.
The project of ‘Team Diamonds' is 'Diamond in the Sky' is an interactive learning game designed for children. Through this gaming app, kids will learn about the changes in stars (change in colour, brightness, and mass), the reasons behind it.
BASIS President Russell T. Ahmed said, BASIS has been organizing the NASA Space Apps Challenge in Bangladesh for the past 10 years. Winning the title of World Champion of the NASA Apps Challenge is undoubtedly a great achievement.
