Zenith’s labyrinth, a space colony project developed by Grade 8 students of the KiiT International School, got second prize in the space settlement design contest for school students organised by the National Space Society of the USA in association with NASA.
Six students, Aman Patnaik, Abhishek Mahapatra, Sai Krishanth PM, Nitish Mohanty, Satwik Gadnayak and Saurik Mishra, had worked relentlessly for over 12 weeks to develop the project.They worked under guidance of Bejoy Mathur, INlAKS scholar and project coordinator for the school.
Zenith’s labyrinth was a distinctive name for a space colony they designed for the contest. It captured the attention of renowned scientists of the world.As the winners, the students would go to los Angeles, the USA as delegates to the International Space Development Conference to be held in May, 2014. KIIT and KISS founder Dr Achyuta Samanta and chairperson of the school Dr Mona lisa Bal have congratulated the students.