{"id":652014,"date":"2026-05-06T17:52:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/652014\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T17:52:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:52:19","slug":"first-ever-canadian-win-in-global-space-competition-comes-from-brampton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/652014\/","title":{"rendered":"First-ever Canadian win in global space competition comes from Brampton"},"content":{"rendered":"

A team of students from a Brampton high school has made history on the global stage of space design.<\/p>\n

Eleven students from Central Peel Secondary School have won the grand prize in the Gerard K. O\u2019Neill Space Settlement Contest, marking the first time a Canadian team has taken top honours in the prestigious international competition.<\/p>\n

Organized by the National Space Society, the contest attracted nearly 24,000 students from 31 countries this year, challenging participants to design realistic human settlements in space.<\/p>\n

The Central Peel team\u2019s winning submission, \u201cProject Saoirse,\u201d<\/a> outlines a detailed and technically advanced concept for a future space habitat, presenting a vision for how humans could live beyond Earth.<\/p>\n

The school also performed strongly in a related competition focused on healthy living in space, earning seven awards, including four first-place finishes.<\/p>\n

Students say the achievement reflects years of work \u2014 and a unique mentorship model. In addition to guidance from teacher and math department head Simona Matei, the team was supported by recent Central Peel graduates who returned to mentor current students through the complex design process.<\/p>\n

The school has also done well in the past<\/a>, taking top honours in individual categories.<\/p>\n

\u201cFour years of dreaming beyond what we thought possible, and now, winning the grand prize,\u201d said Grade 12 student Mahimn Patel. \u201cThe stars feel a little closer because none of us reached for them alone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matei said the win is the result of sustained effort and resilience.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver four years, I watched these students work relentlessly toward the goal,\u201d she said. \u201cThey aren\u2019t superheroes, but they do have superpowers \u2014 their ability to persevere and push through challenges. Their achievement is proof that hard work truly pays off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here are the members of the winning team:<\/p>\n

Mahimn Patel
\nMuhammad Rehan Jafar
\nLance Li
\nAromal Mihraj
\nRhythm Bhullar
\nVed Joshi
\nSiddhant Vyas
\nDeep Patel
\nAarsh Patel
\nThanosan Prathifkumar
\nNeel Pathak<\/p>\n

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The winning team from Central Peel Secondary School.<\/p>\n

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