ENARADA, Bhubaneshwar, March 26, 2014
Zenith’s Labyrinth, a project developed by Grade 8 students of KiiT International School, bagged the 2nd Prize worldwide in the Space Settlement Design Contest for School Students organized by National Space Society of USA in association with NASA.
Six students – Aman Patnaik, Abhishek Mahapatra, Sai Krishanth P.M., Nitish Mohanty, Satwik Gadnayak and Saurik Mishra – had worked relentlessly for over 12 weeks to develop the project. They worked under guidance of Mr. Bejoy Mathur, INLAKS Scholar and Project Coordinator for the School.
Zenith’s Labyrinth was a rather distinctive name that they chose to call a space colony, designed for the contest.
Futuristic, imaginative and original, it captured the attention of renowned scientists who evaluated this work along with 400 others from different parts of the world.
It was an apt recognition to the team surcharged with an abundance of ideas, enthusiasm and keenness to give their very best. As the winner, they would be going to Los Angeles, USA as delegates to the International Space Development Conference in the month of May, 2014.
Founder, KIIT and KISS, Dr. Achyuta Samanta and Chairperson of the School, Dr. Mona Lisa Bal congratulated the team on their endeavor.
