Out of the 60 finalists from all over the world, nine of the finalists are from India. Youths aged between 14-18 years were asked to design a science project that could be performed in space. The winner would get a chance to conduct the experiment in space with the help of NASA, ESA and JAXA. The participants had to submit a YouTube video describing the experiment either three in a group or alone. The United States leads the competition with 10 finalists and India comes second with nine. Poland, Canada, and Spain are the other countries that saw a large number of submissions. Surprisingly, China, who is usually ahead in these sort of competitions failed to have any presence in the finalists' position.

The participants had to perform and demonstrate their ideas. The work of the finalists will be judged by eminent scientists such as Stephen Hawking and former astronaut Leland Melvin. According to a news report on website truthdive, six regional winners will be announced in February. They will gather in Washington, DC, in March, to experience a ZERO-G (zero gravity) flight. Everyone will be given a Lenovo IdeaPad laptop. The global winner, two teams from each age group, will be announced in March.

Apart from worldwide recognition, the winners will also perform their experiment 250 miles above earth, aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and people will be able to watch it live on YouTube. The winners will go to Japan to watch their experiment blast off in a rocket bound for the ISS or, once they are 18, they will go for astronaut training in Star City of Russia, the training centre for cosmonauts. Thus, a lifetime of opportunity waits for the winners of the competition.