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This year’s theme for the event is INTO ORBIT. Teams were tasked with identifying human physical or social problems faced by humans during long-term space exploration within our Sun’s solar system, create an innovative solution to this problem, and share their solution with others. Four teams will be identified to continue working on their project and compete in a world-wide competition for the Global Innovation Award, the release stated.
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In addition to these four teams, seven Ohio teams will qualify to advance to international competitions in April through July.
The competition is free and open to the public.
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