The National Medal of Honor Heritage Center has launched a Design Challenge to inspire K-12th grade students this spring.

To connect kiddos to the design engineering process + give them insight into the real-world career of a museum exhibit designer, students will form teams of 3-4 members (with the help of a teacher representative) to create and present a prototype of a 60-sqft exhibit to be featured in the center's Dick Scobee Space Medal of Honor Gallery.

Bonus: A monetary prize will be awarded to the classroom/school of the winning team in each category.

Get more acquainted with "The Mission" with information on the goals, roles, and audience. Pro tip: Important documents + FAQs can be found at the bottom of the webpage.

Design approaches

Option No. 1 | Honoring the Challenger 7 | Discuss why this story deserves an exhibit, Francis Richard “Dick” Scobee’s Space Medal of Honor + the history of the Shuttle Challenger.
Option No. 2 | Recognizing all Space Medal of Honor Recipients | Tell why honoring the stories of recipients is important + the history of the Space Medal of Honor award.
Option No. 3 | Inspiring future generations | Explore NASA's current missions, projects from Blue Origin + what it takes to inspire others with an exhibit.

Important dates

Monday, Feb. 12 | Registration closes
Friday, March 8 | Round 1 video proposals are due
Friday, March 15 | Round 1 announcement of advancement
Monday, April 15 | Round 2 video presentation submissions are due
Monday, April 22 | Round 2 announcement of advancement
Saturday, May 18 | Final competition

Design your team and register online.