Egyptian entrepreneur and adventurer Omar Samra launched his new project, “Make Space Yours,” targeting 100 schools and universities across Egypt in hopes of boosting students’ interest in space science and exploration. The project will provide students with an opportunity to participate in competitions that take off every three months and are relevant to the space science field. University students will submit experiment proposals to be carried out in micro-gravity, and the winning experiment will accompany Samra on his space flight aboard the XCOR Aerospace. Meanwhile, school students participating in the competition will be required to submit a research paper outlining their vision to build a community or spaceship to travel into space and visit other planets and moons. The student who wins this competition will participate in a three-day educational space camp organized by Samra’s company, Wild Guanabana. The first phase of the project is set to kick off on November 23, with Samra leading a team of experts hosting sessions to introduce students to the competition. The team is comprised of Mohamed Sallam, Egyptian astronaut candidate at Mars One, Ahmed Farid, one of three Egyptians enrolled in the NASA-supported project PoSSUM (Polar…
Omar Samra Launches Project in 100 Schools Across Egypt to Boost Students’ Interest in Space
November 14, 2016
