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SUMMARY:Let's Launch the 2026-2027 Conrad Challenge Competition!
DESCRIPTION:The time has come – we’re launching the 2026-2027 competition cycle of the Conrad Challenge with Aisha Bowe\, a former NASA rocket scientist\, award-winning founder\, and citizen astronaut! She will join Conrad Challenge Alumni Leadership Council (ALC) on the Conrad Challenge Instagram\, where they’ll go live to officially open the competition cycle and reveal the prizes for this year’s competition. What will you be competing for this year? Hear it first! \nFOLLOW & VIEW ON INSTAGRAM → \nAbout Aisha Bowe\n \nAisha Bowe is a former NASA rocket scientist\, award-winning founder\, and citizen astronaut who is redefining what it means to lead in science\, education and innovation. In 2025\, she flew aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard Rocket as part of a historic all-female crew\, conducting NASA-backed research in microgravity while carrying the Apollo 12 mission flag flown by astronaut Pete Conrad. \nA serial founder who has built multiple successful companies at hte intersection of technology and impact\, Aisha is the founder of STEMBoard\, an Inc. 5000-ranked tech company\, and Lingo\, an EdTech platform on a mission to equip one million students with hands-on STEM skills. Aisha is also among the fewer than 2% of women founders to raise over $2 million in venture capital. \nLEARN MORE ABOUT AISHA → \n 
URL:https://conrad.spacecenter.org/calendar/challenge-launch/
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SUMMARY:Start of Phase 1: Activation Stage
DESCRIPTION:Learn more about Phase 1: Activation Stage →
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