Since the early days of aviation, commercial aircraft have relied on traditional designs and infrastructure.
With the increasing availability of new technologies and new materials, aircraft no longer need to follow the same basic design.
The 2026/2027 Dream with Us Design Challenge for middle and high school students opens September 25, 2026.
The middle school challenge is open to all participants in grades 6 – 8 who are attending public, private, parochial, and home schools in the United States of America and children of U.S. military members stationed overseas.
All middle 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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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. With the increasing availability of new technologies and new materials, aircraft no longer need to follow the same basic design.
Middle school student teams of 2-4 members will adapt an existing airport that incorporates the use of both liquefied natural gas and traditional aviation fuel.
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. Schools, organizations, and community groups should communicate to parents and guardians that submissions are limited to one entry per team and team registration needs someone over the age of 13 to create the account.
The middle school challenge is open to all participants in grades 6 – 8 who are attending public, private, parochial, and home schools in the United States of America and children of U.S. military members stationed overseas.
Students in grades 9 – 12 will use the high school module.
Winners will first be announced during a virtual awards reception then shared on social media and the Dream with Us design challenge webpage after the reception.
All middle 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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