Innovate Beyond Earth
Astropreneur Round 2 (Parikshan) Submission Link
The Astropreneur competition is under the Kr8ivity League and has been co-developed by the Aatmanirbhar Trust and ABL Education. This competition aims at finding and developing the next Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Sir Richard Branson of India who want to form their own aerospace company. This competition has three rounds: Aankalan (Round 1) in which a preliminary assessment of the student teams is made; Parikshan (Round 2) in which the students develop their company ideas after getting mentorship(Margadarshan); and Udaan (the Grand Finale) in which the finalist teams will present their company ideas in front of a panel of judges from industry and academia.
Competition Details
The Astropreneur competition is inspired by NASA’s challenge, NIAC. At the Kreativity League it was developed by Dr. Kshitij Mall, Researcher at Purdue University USA. This competition aims at finding and developing the next Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Sir Richard Branson of India who want to form their own aerospace company. This competition has three rounds:
- Aankalan (Round 1): Preliminary assessment of student teams based on their ideas submitted about their innovative business around space. (No elimination)
- Margadarshan: There will be mentors having experience in space science from NASA, Purdue University, ISRO & Skyroot aerospace will guide students to shape their ideas into a proposal. Mentoring is optional and students can avail it while they procure the Astropreneur kit. In the Astropreneur competition students will also get the templates to draft their proposal. They can order the Astropreneur kit here
- Parikshan (Round 2): Development of company ideas with mentorship at the Zonal level
- Udaan (Grand Finale): Presentation of company ideas to a panel of judges from industry and academia.
Goals and Objectives
• Nurture leadership and entrepreneurial skills
• Get knowledge about how to write technical proposals
• Gain team building experience by forming a dummy company
• Develop an out-of-box thinking
• Learn how to package and present ideas in front of experts
Problem Statements
Going to space has been a dream of almost every human being. This dream seemed to be a fiction and impossible a few years back. With the invention of rockets and spaceships it has become possible to send human beings to space. Space tourism is on a rise in the world. Many companies like Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic, and SpaceX are eyeing the space tourism market and fulfil dreams of many people who want to go to space. In Astropreneur, your team has to make a proposal, elaborating your idea to start a space tourism company or Landing on moon, Mars & beyond or Space defence of India. How will you make this possible? Tell us your idea and business plan to make this possible. You can take ideas from the existing and emerging companies in space to form the FIRST youngest Indian space company led by Astropreneurs.
Proposal Template
The teams need to use the following template for proposal. Once the proposal is complete convert the word document to a pdf and submit the proposal to us.
Why Participate?
Participating in Astropreneur of Kr8ivity League offers numerous benefits, including the opportunity to win exciting prizes, gain recognition, and network with industry leaders. Whether you’re a novice or an expert, there’s a place for you in our league.
- Grand Prize: A life-changing global exposure for the winning team, visiting NASA Johnson space center.
Cash Prizes: First runner up – Cash prize of ₹ 15000/-
Second runner up – Cash prize of ₹ 9000/-
