Gyeonggi Science High School and Kyung Hee University took first place in the Korea Space Administration's 2026 CanSat Competition, which drew 183 teams from across the country.
The Korea Space Administration announced Friday that it held an awards ceremony for the 2026 Can Satellite Competition at the Daejeon KAIST Satellite Research Institute.
The Can Satellite Competition is a contest where high school and university students across the country form teams to directly design and build educational satellites the size of beverage cans.
This year's 15th edition of the Can Satellite Competition saw participation from 127 high school teams and 54 university teams. Through document review, presentation evaluation, the competition finals, and a final presentation assessment, 10 teams were ultimately selected.
'Choi U (수상)' (Woo Ju (Commissioner) Award) was awarded to Gyeonggi Science High School's 'Mechanic' (meCANic) team, which created a satellite for the mission of predicting wildfire paths and identifying optimal water supply locations. In the university division, Kyung Hee University's 'Canvas' team was selected for performing the mission of land cover classification and selective data communication using onboard AI.
Additionally, teams from Chungbuk Science High School, Yongin Foreign Language High School, Hanmin High School, and Daegu Science High School received excellence awards and encouragement awards in the high school division, while teams from Yonsei University, Inha University, and National Hanbat University each received excellence awards and encouragement awards in the university division.
'Oh Tae-seok (Commissioner)' stated, "We will continue to expand opportunities for teenagers and university students to directly experience space and concretize their dreams."
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