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Creative Challenges

Your planet needs you! Hosted by trail-blazers from the worlds of science, technology, engineering, arts, and maths, our creative challenges will inspire you to think in new ways about space and your place in it.

Whilst online submissions are now closed for our competition — you can still take part!

Nicole Stott

Meet Nicole Stott, a retired NASA astronaut, an aquanaut, artist, mother, author, and activist passionate about science, creativity, and sustainability. Nicole is the 10th woman in history to perform a spacewalk and needs a crew for her latest special mission — are you up for the challenge?

Chris Hadfield

Meet Chris Hadfield, a veteran NASA astronaut, engineer, singer, and fighter pilot. Chris has flown two Space Shuttle missions and served as commander of the International Space Station — but he needs your help for his latest mission!

Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman is a multi-talented author of short fiction, novels, films and more! Some of his best known works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust and Coraline. Can you channel your inner creative writer and help Neil in this challenge?

Ella Podmore

Meet Ella Podmore, a McLaren Engineer and STEAM
ambassador, who wants you to inspire and challenge you to design a new spacecraft using only renewable energy! What will you create to help save planet Earth?

UNBOXED: Creativity is a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of creativity, taking place across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and online from March to October 2022.

We’re lifting the lid on 10 awe-inspiring new ideas, shaped across science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics by brilliant minds working in unexpected collaborations. Unmissable events and unforgettable experiences are coming to places and spaces right across the UK: from coastal towns and city centres to breathtaking areas of natural beauty.