TIRANA, Oct 8 /ATA/ – Four students from Tirana’s “Sami Frashëri” High School have won first place in the “Best Use of Science” category at the 2025 NASA Space Apps Challenge, the world’s largest international hackathon dedicated to space and technology innovation.
The winning team – Itien Duraj, Xhorxh Loli, Erti Katroshi, and Skerdilaid Bilibashi – will represent Albania in the global competition with their project “RecycleMars,” nominated under the “SpaceTrash Hack” challenge, Education Minister Mirela Kumbaro said in a social media post on Wednesday.
Held in Tirana from October 3-5, the three-day marathon gathered 50 young Albanians among more than 370,000 participants worldwide. The event was organized by the Albanian ICT Academy and NASA Space Apps Tirana.
Second place in the “Best Use of Technology” category went to the “Cosmic Carrots” team, nominated for the global “Farm Navigators” challenge, while third place in “Best Use of Data” was awarded to “Astrocoders.” The “QS Dev’s Team” received the Inspirational Award for their project “Meteor Madness.”
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