Manila, Oct. 19 -- A nine-year-old boy from Bacolod City is the youngest among the participants in this year's National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Apps Challenge here.
Allen Blauuw, along with his family, has offered his time and skills to be one of the minds aiming to address the pressing challenges on Earth and space.
The United States Embassy in the Philippines, with the Central Philippine University (CPU), has brought the NASA Space Apps Challenge in Iloilo from Friday to Sunday.
The NASA-led international hackathon is being conducted simultaneously in different cities in the world. "I was encouraged by my dad. I found the workshop interesting because I learned about NASA and space," he said.
At his young age,...