2026 Finalists
Celebrating the next generation of space innovators and entrepreneurs, NASA ORBIT recognizes outstanding student teams developing bold ideas with the potential to shape the future of space exploration and life on Earth. Congratulations to these finalist teams who will compete in the NASA ORBIT Pitch Showcase in Houston, TX this Summer!
ORBIT Earth
Sol Invictus Engineering
ARIZONA STATE
UNIVERSITY
Tempe, AZ
LDNOBLE Team
COLLEGE OF THE
CANYONS
Santa Clarita, CA
Kinetic Current
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF
LOUISIANA
New Orleans, LA
Green Guard Systems
UNIVERSITY OF
MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON
Boston, MA
Patch
TEXAS A&M
UNIVERSITY
College Station, TX
Flip Flops
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
AT AUSTIN
Austin, TX
ORBEES
HOUSTON CITY
COLLEGE
Houston, TX
NOVA Team 4
NORTHERN VIRGINIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Annandale, VA
NOVAflair
NORTHERN VIRGINIA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Annandale, VA
ORBIT Space
Daedalus
TEXAS A&M
UNIVERSITY
College Station, TX
Artemis Prime
COLLEGE OF
SAN MATEO
San Mateo, CA
BeyondEarth
UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
Irvine, CA
CARE-D3
COLLEGE OF THE
CANYONS
Santa Clarita, CA
Kepler-452b
CALIFORNIA STATE
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY,
POMONA
Pomona, CA
MEKAH
SANTA ANA
COLLEGE
Santa Ana, CA
Star Maker
NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE
OF TECHNOLOGY
Newark, NJ
PRINCE
UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO
RICO, MAYAGUEZ
Mayaguez, PR
CRYO-MORPH
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
AT AUSTIN
Austin, TX
Sun Devil Orbital Systems
ARIZONA STATE
UNIVERSITY
Tempe, AZ
Society of Aerospace & Robotics Engineers
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
RIO GRANDE VALLEY
Edinburg, TX