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Brampton high school team with several Indian-origin teens beats 23,000 students worldwide to win prestigious space contest

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Brampton's Central Peel Secondary School students, many of Indian origin, clinched the top prize in the 2026 Gerard K. O’Neill Space Settlement Contest. Their innovative 'Saoirse' project proposed a self-sustaining settlement for 10,000 residents at the Mars-Sun L2 Lagrange point. This marks a historic first for a Canadian team in this prestigious global aerospace competition.

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