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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Subject matter experts, event volunteers and participants discuss ideas during the 2013 International Space Apps Challenge at the Center for Space Education at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. From left, are Dr. Ray Wheeler, NASA subject matter expert Mike Bolger, Kennedy’s Information Technology director Jim Wood, event volunteer challenge participants Pat Starace and Mike King from Orlando and David Thorpe in Kennedy’s Center Planning and Development Directorate. During the worldwide two-day challenge, more than 9,000 people and 484 organizations came together in 83 cities across 44 countries, as well as online, to develop new ways of solving challenges that NASA faces. At Kennedy, four teams brainstormed ideas with subject matter experts and others and worked nearly 32 hours straight to present their concepts to a panel of three technical and non-technical judges. Challenges tackled at Kennedy were: Deployable Greenhouse, Kennedy Space Center 2040, Seven Minutes of Science, and Moonville – Lunar Industry Game. Photo credit: NASA_Charisse Nahser