Since the early days of aviation, commercial aircraft have relied on traditional designs and infrastructure.
Globally each year, over 62 million metric tons of air cargo are transported, which is more than 33% of global trade by value.
The 2026/2027 Dream with Us Design Challenge for middle and high school students opens September 25, 2026.
All high school entries will be submitted through the NASA Gateway link found INSERT GATEWAY LINK HERE and on the Dream with Us Design Challenge webpage.
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Students in grades 6 – 8 will use the middle school module. The 2026/2027 Dream with Us Design Challenge for middle and high school students opens September 25, 2026.
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Since the early days of aviation, commercial aircraft have relied on traditional designs and infrastructure. Aircraft have been a similar “tube-and-wing” design, with limitations that were made because of the materials aircraft were made with, along with the technology to build these aircraft.
Globally each year, over 62 million metric tons of air cargo are transported, which is more than 33% of global trade by value.
An air freight company has announced that they are looking to replace some of their fleet with a new aircraft and are interested in new designs to increase efficiency and that will use a different type of fuel.
The high school module is for students in grades 9 – 12. Note: for teams that have both middle and high school students, those teams will compete in the high school challenge.
The high school challenge is open to all participants in grades 9 – 12 who are attending public, private, parochial, and home schools in the United States of America and children of U.S. military members stationed overseas.
The 2026/2027 Dream with Us Design Challenge for middle and high school students opens September 25, 2026. The submission period for middle school entrants begins September 25, 2026, and concludes on January 22, 2027, at 11:59 pm ET.
The final product for this challenge is to prepare and submit an Engineering Design Notebook.
All high school entries will be submitted through the NASA Gateway link found INSERT GATEWAY LINK HERE and on the Dream with Us Design Challenge webpage.
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