Lycée Hélène Boucher, named after a famous female French aviation pioneer, is a school in Paris dedicated to aviation and aerospace. The school features an aeronautical program which prepares students for the BIA (Brevet d'initiation à l'Aéronautique). There is also a Makerspace for the students, and many optional courses are offered, including music, art history, and engineering science. The school is an ideal partner for a Space Prize competition.
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Part 1
Humanity must make sustainable decisions to avoid the depletion of natural resources and maintain the ecological balance on Earth. Summarize in a few words (1000 max.) how ecological consequences have influenced your life, changed your worldview, and how you think ecology should be taken into account when humans travel in space and to other worlds.
Part 2
In a video of 90 seconds or less, tell the viewer who you are, how old you are, and where you go to school. Then answer the question below. Explorers travel to unfamiliar places and discover the unexpected. Tell us about an event you experienced that evoked the magic of discovery, the impact it had on your life, and how you hope this experience will inspire you in the future.
Timeline
The journey begins this spring. Prepare your materials and get ready to join a global community of students competing for a chance to lead in the new space economy.
Don’t miss your window to apply. Ensure all essays and project requirements are submitted by this deadline to be considered for our 2026 cohort of space pioneers.
The program culminates in an elite, hands-on training experience. Selected finalists will head to Space Camp this summer to develop the skills needed for a multi-planet future.
The program culminates in an elite, hands-on training experience. Selected finalists will head to Space Camp this summer to develop the skills needed for a multi-planet future.
The program culminates in an elite, hands-on training experience. Selected finalists will head to Space Camp this summer to develop the skills needed for a multi-planet future.
The ZeRO-G experience
The ultimate prize for winners of the essay competition, offering the life-changing opportunity to feel weightlessness on a parabolic flight. This extraordinary mission allows participants to experience the same environment used by astronauts for training, bringing the reality of space exploration directly to the next generation of pioneers.
