Territory students showcase their out of this world inventions for Kids in Space 2025

These are the out of this world inventions from the next generation of space exploring Territory kids. See the photos.

Woodroffe Primary School’s Adrian and Liam and their idea to design a radiation proof dome for a future Mars base at the Kids in Space 2025 NT Showcase on June 13, 2025. Picture: Supplied

Space is the limit for the Northern Territory’s brightest students who showcased their out of this world inventions at the Kids in Space 2025 competition.

The national Kids in Space program sees more than 16,000 students across Australia present and share their ideas for exploring and improving space.

Locally, 15 schools participated in this year’s competition, drawing together 100 students from Darwin all the way to Alice Springs at Woodroffe Primary School on June 14.

This year’s mission was to: Design something that might help astronauts to work and live in space or use space technologies to design something that will help solve a problem on Earth.

Leanyer Primary School was awarded the ‘most popular’ prize among students for a project collecting junk from space and bringing it back to Earth.

A special mention also went to Katherine School of the Air for its garden in space idea.

Judges ultimately awarded Sattler Christian College as the NT winner.

The school’s winning design was the ‘Robbish Design Team’ which provides a solution to pollution in densely populated developing countries.

The land and air based robotic collection and recycling service is designed to collect recycled plastics and metals from developing countries, then convert it into recycled filtered drink bottles to purify contaminated water in those countries.

The school’s team will head to Adelaide for the national competition with their fantastic idea.

The room was abuzz with plenty more innovative ideas, with students using modern technology such as 3D printing to bring their inventions to life.

Judges commended all students on their camaraderie, perseverance, and shared learning that unfolded throughout the day.

See the photos

Territory winners Sattler Christian College’s Charlette, Haun-Chi, Lexi, and Morrison with proud teacher Ms Benyon at the Kids in Space 2025 NT Showcase on June 13, 2025. Picture: Supplied

Katherine School of the Air (KSOA) student Luke, with teachers Ben Rankin, Mon Henry (STEM Academy Coordinator) and The Essington School students Malin Aro, and Maxfield. KSOA designed a garden to transport to space at the Kids in Space 2025 NT Showcase on June 13, 2025. Picture: Supplied

The Essington School students learning more about the Katherine School of the Air (KSOA) project through a Teams call at the Kids in Space 2025 NT Showcase on June 13, 2025. Picture: Supplied

Coming all the way from Mataranka school Tyler, Maggi, Mara, Jordan, Leila, Mikayla and Alima with their Space Cam concept at the Kids in Space 2025 NT Showcase on June 13, 2025. Picture: Supplied

Girraween Primary School’s Maddi and Isla pitching their idea Eco Bob Bob, a robot that lives in parks around the world and picks up rubbish at the Kids in Space 2025 NT Showcase on June 13, 2025. Picture: Supplied

Giraween Primary School’s Tanisha, Maddi, Mia and Isla with their idea Eco Bob at the Kids in Space 2025 NT Showcase on June 13, 2025. Picture: Supplied

Larrakeyah Primary School’s team including Ricardo, Kaylin, Rita, Taylor and Montana with their project The Aero 25 designed to enable astronauts to eat bread in space by sucking up the crumbs through a vacuum at the Kids in Space 2025 NT Showcase on June 13, 2025. Picture: Supplied

Manunda Terrace Primary School’s Travis, Emery, Vivianne, Mosiah and Arjun with their project that efficiently supplies items to the Moon in between space shuttle trips at the Kids in Space 2025 NT Showcase on June 13, 2025. Picture: Supplied

Girraween Primary School’s Cruize, Caleb and Haydon, pitching their idea “Pollution Solution” – a robot that vacuums pollution from the Earth’s atmosphere, collects it in a balloon and buries it underground at the Kids in Space 2025 NT Showcase on June 13, 2025. Picture: Supplied

Woodroffe Primary School student Makayla pitching their idea for a Hydroponic station that solves the problem of growing nutritious food in space at the Kids in Space 2025 NT Showcase on June 13, 2025. Picture: Supplied

Leanyer Primary School’s Rahma, Zaynab, Jessica and Alexander. Their group name was The Cassiopias and their invention, The Callisto was a top secret project collecting junk from space and bringing it back to earth at the Kids in Space 2025 NT Showcase on June 13, 2025. Picture: Supplied

Leanyer Primary School students Zahra, Sathini, Isaac and Azlan with their invention Yappatron that lets you communicate with friends and family in space at the Kids in Space 2025 NT Showcase on June 13, 2025. Picture: Supplied

Woodroffe Primary School students Keeley-Ann, Lahni, Esther and Penelope-Jade with their concept that protects astronauts from space radiation with a protective shield at the Kids in Space 2025 NT Showcase on June 13, 2025. Picture: Supplied

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