{"id":12615,"date":"2025-03-21T10:24:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T06:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uaehumanjourney.com\/en\/?p=12615"},"modified":"2025-03-21T10:27:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T06:27:42","slug":"emirati-team-wins-nasa-award-for-most-inspirational-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uaehumanjourney.com\/en\/2025\/03\/21\/emirati-team-wins-nasa-award-for-most-inspirational-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Emirati Team Wins NASA Award for Most Inspirational Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"120\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem]\">An Emirati team known as &#8220;INNOVISIONARIES&#8221; has achieved global recognition by winning the &#8220;Most Inspirational Team&#8221; award in NASA&#8217;s 2024 Space Apps Challenge.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem]\">This prestigious competition saw participation from 93,000 contestants across 163 countries, resulting in 10,000 innovative project submissions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"273\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem]\">Hailing from Sharjah, the &#8220;INNOVISIONARIES&#8221; 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