The 1st Indian National Space Settlement Design Competition (INSSDC), organised by Atlantis Research and NASA, was held at Om Shanti Retreat Centre, Manesar from 2 to 6 November 2017.
2 teams from Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram participated, both qualifying as Quarter finalists (the highest qualification rank possible). The two teams were paired with other qualifying teams from various parts of India and underwent a simulation lasting 21 hours, during which they had to fully conceptualize and finally present their unique designs for a lunar resource assessment base. Both teams ended up as National Runners Up and the Dick Edwards Award was presented to Gunjan Anand (XI-I) for her mature leadership.