SpaceOS App Challenge

Got an idea for an app that belongs in space?

We'll take it there.

The next frontier of innovation isn't just on Earth, it's in orbit.

We're inviting developers, students, dreamers, and creators from around the world to share their ideas for applications that could run in space and create real value.

From tracking wildfires to optimizing agriculture, from monitoring ocean health to identifying lost satellites. If you can imagine it, we want to hear it.

Real-World Impact from Orbit

NASA satellite image of Los Angeles wildfires

Wildfire Detection

Monitor fire hotspots in real-time and predict spread patterns to save lives and ecosystems.

Crop Health

Optimize yields and detect crop stress early to ensure food security for growing populations.

Satellite image of ocean phytoplankton bloom

Ocean Health

Track coral bleaching, algae blooms, and marine ecosystems to protect our blue planet.

The Challenge

Getting software into orbit has always been expensive, complicated, and out of reach for most innovators. In a world where cloud apps go live in hours, access to orbit shouldn't be reserved for big companies with deep pockets.

We're changing that.

The SpaceOS Challenge is your chance to see your idea come to life and literally launched into space. You don't need to code. You don't need funding. You just need an idea that matters.

How It Works

Phase 1

Submit Your Idea

Tell us your concept in under 1,000 characters. What does it do? Why does it matter? Who benefits? Anyone can participate, but entries must be in English.

Phase 2

Collaborate & Build

Selected ideas will partner with SpaceOS development teams to transform concepts into real, functioning satellite applications. Those not chosen will hear feedback as to why.

Phase 3

Launch to Orbit

Winning apps will be deployed aboard satellites: you and your idea become part of space history.

About SpaceOS

SpaceOS is an open, modular operating system for space, designed to make building, testing, and deploying satellite applications as easy as building for the cloud. Think of it as the next app store for space. We've helped leading aerospace organizations like Thales and Airbus modernize their software, and now we're helping innovators everywhere do the same.

Intellectual Property & Legal Notice

By submitting your idea, you acknowledge and agree to the following:

• You own your idea. SpaceOS and its affiliates make no claim of ownership or rights to any intellectual property submitted through this challenge.
• Your submission grants SpaceOS the right to review and evaluate your idea solely for the purposes of the Challenge.
• If your idea is selected for development, SpaceOS will contact you to discuss collaboration terms and any licensing or co-development agreements separately, with mutual consent.
• In the case of duplicate submissions, the earliest received idea will be considered the original entry.
• SpaceOS will not use, share, or commercialize any submitted idea without the explicit written permission of the idea owner.
• This contest is open for idea collection only. Development and deployment are part of the next phase.

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