Mission Patch Design Challenge
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Ishhaq Ziyam and his twin Ismail
NASA STEM Engagement and Tynker teamed up to bring the first of three “Moon2Mars” challenges to kids worldwide.
Following NASA astronauts’ tradition of
designing mission patches, kids were asked to create their own patch for an imaginary spacesuit with code.
Thousands of kids rose to the occasion,
submitting nearly 10,000 unique and creative animated ‘Forward to the Moon’ patches.
Of those, NASA experts
selected five winners from across the globe: Ishhaq Ziyam (6th Grade, Colombo, Sri Lanka); Neal Apte (3rd Grade, Palo Alto, USA); Madison Morgan
(8th Grade, Lewiston, USA);
Paxton Summers (3rd grade,
Baltimore, USA); and Wei Rui Teng (7th Grade, Miri, Malaysia). Each winner’s classroom gets
to speak with a NASA expert!
Winner Ishhaq Ziyam is a
6th grader from Sri Lanka who
attends Wycherley
International School. His
winning patch shows his take on the future of space travel! In it, a rocket takes off from Earth, and a rover descends to colonize the Moon. He then predicts the future on Mars! He and his twin Ismail have always been fascinated by space travel!
Congratulations, Ishhaq!
Ishhaq’s Winning Patch