Launch Your Ideas into Orbit! Manufacturing in Space: Young Professionals & Early Career Competition 2025

Now Open for Abstract and Slide Submissions

Are you ready to take your ideas beyond Earth? The Manufacturing Technical Network invites students and early-career engineers to enter the 2025 Manufacturing in Space Competition for a chance to win a cash prize and present your work to industry leaders!

 Theme:
“What benefits would manufacturing in space bring to society? What challenges must we overcome, and what technologies will get us there?”

Whether you're passionate about zero-gravity production, asteroid mining, or building the next generation of orbital factories, we want to hear from you!

 What to Submit:

• A 500-word abstract outlining your presentation’s scope and aims
• A 3-slide PowerPoint covering your aims, objectives, and overview

 Already have a great presentation from your final year project, graduate scheme, or research? Perfect! You can adapt and submit it—no need to start from scratch.

 Who Can Enter:

• Undergraduate students
• Postgraduate students
• Early-career professionals (within 3 years of starting your engineering career – CV required)

 Deadline:
29th July 2025, 5:00 PM BST
 Send entries to: lcallaghan@theiet.org

 Why Enter?

• Showcase your work to a professional audience
• Gain recognition in the space and manufacturing sectors
• Win a cash prize and boost your CV
• Inspire others with your vision for the future of space manufacturing

 Don’t miss your chance to be part of the future of off-world innovation. Let your ideas take flight!

Find out the T&Cs here (+) IET EngX