TODAY: Meet the Scholarship Finalists!


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MoonDAO x WBA Scholarship Finalists Announced!

We’re excited to share that the 10 finalists for the World’s Biggest Analog (WBA) Scholarship Awards have been selected! These incredible candidates are preparing to take part in the largest space simulation of its kind, and now it's up to YOU, the MoonDAO community, to help decide how the $12,000 scholarship pool is awarded.

Scholarship Awards:​
πŸ₯‡ 1st Prize: $5,000
πŸ₯ˆ 2nd Prize: $2,500
πŸ₯‰ 3rd Prize: $1,000
🌍 All other finalists: $500 each

Meet the Finalists:​
- Brooke Shepard​
- Carlos Carrillo Rosa Lopes (Instagram)
- Daniela Fernanda Cisternas (Instagram)
- Domina Stamas (Instagram)
- Florence Pauline Basubas (Instagram)
- Krishna Bulchandani​
- Ophir Ruimi (Instagram)
- Rym Yasmine Chaid (Instagram)
- Sepideh Lashkari (Instagram)
- Shriya Musuku (Instagram)

πŸ“… Livestream Town Hall: Thursday, August 21st @ 3PM ET
πŸ“ YouTube Live: Meet the finalists before casting your vote!

πŸ—³οΈ Voting will open within a few days of the Town Hall and remain open for 5 days. If you would like to weigh in on who deserves the top prizes, make sure your voting power is set up and ready ahead of time.

This is your chance to directly support analog astronauts and the future of space exploration. Do not miss it!

πŸ‘‰ Learn more about WBA: worldsbiggestanalog.com​
πŸ‘‰ Learn more about MoonDAO: moondao.com​

Upcoming Events

Today! WBA Scholarship Finalists​
8/28: Eiman Jahangir One-Year Spaceflight Anniversary​
9/4: Loretta Whitesides of SpaceKind & Yuri's Night​

If you missed last week's town hall, we had an amazing conversation with Alan Stern, planetary scientist, commercial space astronaut, and leader of the New Horizons mission to Pluto. You can still catch the conversation on YouTube or your favorite social media platform.

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