Before the event · Updated 5 October 2026
Three days to put ideas to the test · Edition 2026
The Grand Jam 2026 brings together, on 3–5 November in Getafe, young people from different countries presenting projects built around a single question: what would it take to live on Mars, and how could that transform life on Earth. Learn what the International Final is, how it w
Edition 2026 · Mars Challenge
The Experience
Three days to put ideas to the test
The Grand Jam 2026 brings together, on 3–5 November in Getafe, young people from different countries presenting projects built around a single question: what would it take to live on Mars, and how could that transform life on Earth. Learn what the International Final is, how it works, its formats, and the International Award · Houston.
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The Final journey
Each format — CHAMP, The Originals and Hack — tests a different way of working as a team, but all share the same frame: Earth-Back Thinking™, imagining from Mars to act on Earth. Choose where to start.