"Butterfly Space Rescue" Joins Forces with NASA and GLOBE as a New Member Organization

Butterflies in Space :

Press Release – October 7, 2024
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Long Island, NY – October 7, 2024 – Spinning out of the 2024 NASA Space Apps Challenge Hackathon, Joseph Munisteri is proud to announce that "Butterfly Space Rescue" is now officially a GLOBE Member Organization. As a member, "Butterfly Space Rescue" will be able to contribute vital data directly to NASA and GLOBE datasets, making important contributions to public research and environmental conservation.


Learn more about Butterfly Space Rescue as a GLOBE Member Organization here: https://www.globe.gov/web/butterfly-space-rescue


The 2024 NASA Space Apps Challenge, held in Brooklyn, provided an exciting opportunity for Joseph and his team to build upon the "Butterfly Space Rescue" card game, which is set to launch on Kickstarter on October 17^th 2024. Through this challenge, Joseph and his team successfully integrated NASA and GLOBE protocol data into a second game, which is an RPG game that runs parallel to the original card game. This innovative project allows players to contribute real environmental data, potentially playing a role in saving the planet.
“It was such a fun and challenging experience to link NASA and GLOBE protocol data on top of my upcoming Kickstarter project,” said Joseph Munisteri. “I couldn’t have imagined that we’d end up creating an interoperable second game that not only enhances the card game experience but also helps contribute to environmental data that benefits everyone.”

Joseph extends his heartfelt gratitude to his fellow team members, Viacheslav Markov and Inessa Royt, whose contributions were invaluable in building the "Butterfly Space Rescue" hackathon project. Their collaboration made this project an amazing experience.

The team is now hoping their project will make it through the Global Judging phase of the NASA Space Apps Challenge. Joseph also thanks Kingsborough Community College for hosting the Brooklyn event, and congratulates all participants worldwide.

A recording of the event can be found here: https://www.kbcc.cuny.edu/calendar.html#event-details/14117aef-9ba2-400f-ae80-632150daa4f8/instances/2024-10-05T12:30


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About Butterfly Space Rescue: "Butterfly Space Rescue" is an innovative card game with an interoperable RPG game that combines creative gameplay with a strong environmental mission. As a newly recognized GLOBE Member Organization, it is committed to leveraging gameplay to gather and contribute valuable data to environmental studies, helping to save and protect our planet.


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Contact: Joseph Munisteri
Butterflies in Space LLC
[email protected]


Hashtags: #NASASpaceApps #ButterflySpaceRescue #GLOBEProgram #EnvironmentalData #HackathonSuccess

 
*Disclosure: GLOBE Program® is a registered trademark of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and is used here with permission. GLOBE Program Logo is a registered trademark of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and is used here with permission. GLOBE Program® does not endorse “Butterfly Space Rescue” nor are they affiliated in any way other than that “Butterfly Space Rescue” is a Member Organization of the GLOBE Program® and as such is able to contribute data to the Globe.gov Datasets as a Member Organization.