Competition Slogan

A shared space for a better future

Commpetition Background

Exploring the universe is a shared dream of all humanity. In recent years, China has designated space science and deep-space exploration as priority areas in its national science and technology innovation strategy. Policies such as the National Medium and Long-Term Plan for Space Science (2024-2050) and the Outline for Building a Space Power have continuously driven basic research in space science and breakthroughs in key technologies. With the China space station fully completed and in stable operation by 2022, multidisciplinary, systematic, long-term space science research has entered an important stage of development, providing a practical platform for young researchers to participate in real space missions.

 

Against this backdrop, under the guidance of the China Manned Space, the Beijing Institute of Technology and the Chinese Society of Astronautics, together with other organizations, jointly launched the inaugural International Space Science and Scientific Payload Competition (ISSSP). The competition is dedicated to creating a forward-looking platform for innovation in space science and for the cultivation of young research talent. To date, it has been held successfully three times, attracting over 300 teams from more than 80 universities across over 30 countries and regions, with total participation exceeding 3,000 people, thereby generating a positive impact both domestically and internationally. After several iterations, the competition has established a relatively mature contest framework and evaluation mechanism, and has gradually generated project development pathways oriented around genuine research needs and cross-regional collaboration networks, continuously aggregating innovative achievements in space science and payload technology.

Competition Vision

The competition is committed to making full and effective use of rare space resources, promoting major scientific discoveries and innovative technological breakthroughs in the aerospace field, driving the civilization process of aerospace technology, promoting the sharing mechanism of innovative achievements, and realizing a space culture of co-construction, co-working, sharing and sharing.