The high school "Air Transportation in 2057" competition was open to any high school student, U.S. or foreign. Students were asked to imagine living and working 50 years from now, and to write an original essay describing how air and space transportation have changed due to the successful implementation of new aeronautics technologies. Students who chose to compete as teams were also asked to support their views with illustrations and/or interviews with peers, parents, or other community members.

High School Winners Announced
Fundamental Aeronautics just completed reviewing nearly 90 submissions by high school-level competitors from America and six other nations. Essays were reviewed by a team of 24 NASA managers and engineers. First-place Individual and Team winners for the United States each receive a $1,000 award. Top-scoring international winners receive trophies, as they are not eligible for cash prizes.

Individual Awards (United States)
First Place:
Sarah Vaden, Roanoke Valley Governor's School, Roanoke, Virginia

Second Place (Tie):
Meghan Ferrall, Freedom High School, Tampa, Florida

Second Place (Tie):
Michael Donelson, Flagstaff High School, Flagstaff, Arizona

Third Place:
Jacob Monat, Kee High School, Lansing, Iowa

Individual Honorable Mention Awards
Tamara Cottam, Lexington Catholic High School, Lexington, Kentucky

Sam Rochelle, Cary Academy, Cary, North Carolina

Daniel Ho, High School of Economics and Finance, New York City, NY

Individual Awards (International)
First Place:
Emma Peterson, Burnsview Secondary School, British Columbia, Canada

Second Place:
Yashraj Khaitan, Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai, India

Third Place:
Ketan Sharma, Amity International School, Haryana, India

Team Awards (United States)
First Place Team:
Linwood Holton Governor's School, Abingdon, Virginia
Team Members:
Tyler Pennington, Morgan Harless, Jared Hagan

Second Place Team:
Midwood High School, Brooklyn, New York
Team Members:
Garbo Chiu and Ada Lau

Third Place Team:
Lourdes High School, Rochester, Minnesota
Team Members:
Matthew Payne, Colin Piepho, Karl Schaettle, Tucker Ward

Honorable Mention:
Midwood High School, Brooklyn, New York
Team Members:
Islam Soliman and Zahid Merchant

Team Awards (International)
First Place Team:
South Africa Team, Lotus Hardens High School, Pretoria, South Africa
Team Members:
Nombuso Ndlovu , Shoki Kobe, Lerato Mthembu

Second Place Team:
Pakistan Team, Lahore Grammar School, Lahore, Pakistan
Team Members:
Fatima Ahmed, Rida Fatima Waseem, Zain Umer, Laila Khalid

Third Place Team:
Romania Team, Ovidius High School, Constantza, Romania
Team Members:
Iordachescu Alexandra and Marin Radu