Location
May 6-8: Remote
May 9: UATX Campus
522 N Congress Ave, 3rd Floor
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72-Hour Hackathon
Start Time: May 6, 4:00pm
End Time: May 9, 4:00pm
Event schedule
4:00–4:20 PM
Opening & Framing
Mission, expectations, and judging criteria
4:20–4:40 PM
Data & Tools Orientation
Datasets, workflows, and technical guidance.
4:40–5:40 PM
Team Working Session
Refine problem, dataset selection, and output format
6:00 PM
🏁 Proposal Deadline (Required)
Teams submit:
Problem statement
Approach
Expected output
GitHub repository link (initialized, private)
12:00 PM
🏁 Video Log #1 Deadline (Required)
60–90 second update covering:
What you are building
Progress so far
Next steps or blockers
12:00–6:00 PM
Build Phase
Independent work + optional mentor office hours
6:00 PM
🏁 Checkpoint #1 (Required)
Teams must demonstrate:
Active GitHub repository (code/data work started)
Confirmed dataset and analysis direction
12:00 PM
🏁 Video Log #2 Deadline (Required)
60–90 second update covering:
Current progress
Emerging insights
Remaining challenges
12:00–6:00 PM
Refine Phase
Independent work + optional mentor office hours
6:00 PM
🏁 Checkpoint #2 (Required)
Teams must submit:
Preliminary results (figures, outputs, or findings)
Draft structure of final README / BioBrief
10:00–10:15 AM
Onsite Kickoff
Final instructions and submission requirements
10:15 AM–4:00 PM
Final Build Sprint
Teams finalize analysis, outputs, and documentation
4:00 PM
🏁 FINAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE
(Hard Stop)
Teams must submit:
Public GitHub repository (made public at deadline)
README with clear narrative (BioBrief format)
All figures, outputs, and supporting materials
4:00 PM–7:00 PM
Judging (Private)
Evaluation by an expert panel. Teams remain available onsite for clarification (no formal presentations).
Judging room is private. Teams should participate in the program below.
4:00 PM-5:00 PM
Snack & Beverage Hour
A brief decompression period following submission.
5:00 PM-5:30 PM
Presentation & Q&A with Blue Origin Astronaut: Eiman Jahangir
A Heart for Space: An Astronaut's guide to acheiving the impossible.
Eiman Jahangir, MD
Astronaut, Blue Origin NS-26
5:30 PM-6:00 PM
Presentation by Blue Origin Astronaut: Victor Hespanha
Global astronaut selection through Space Exploration and Research Agency (SERA) and the future of open access to space.
Victor Hespanha
Astronaut, Blue Origin NS-21
