An all-girls team from Lahore Grammar School (LGS) 55 Main has been crowned champion at the 2026 Global Future Space Scholars’ Meet (GFSSM) Final Round, held in Beijing, China. The students represented Pakistan and secured the top overall position while also winning several team and individual awards.
The championship-winning team comprised Alina Imran, Amna Ahmed, Areeba Shakeel, Eshaal Haroon, Fatima Farukh, Mariam Abdul Rahman, Shanzay Umar, Sheza Imran, Umayma Fatima, Wania Saqib, Zahra Fatima, and Zainab Tahir, mentored by teachers Amina Sabahat and Nadeem Anwar.
GFSSM is an international engineering and space-focused competition for school students that combines science, engineering, business, design, communication, and problem-solving through team-based challenges. The 2026 finals, held from August 13 to 17, brought together 260 students from nine countries, with the wider competition involving participants from more than 17 countries and regions.
Pakistan was represented by students from several Lahore Grammar School campuses, including LGS 55 Main, LGS 14-C, and LGS Phase 5. During the final round, students from different countries were grouped into multinational teams operating as virtual companies, tasked with developing a space-related project proposal within 24 hours before presenting and defending it before a judging panel.
LGS Phase 5 also delivered a strong performance, finishing as second runner-up, equivalent to third place, a position shared with three other international teams. The LGS Phase 5 team included Pareesa Zaid, Muhammad Raamish Nauman, Muhammad Rafay Ammar, Ibrahim Lodhi, Amna Qureshi, Umair Alam, Zoya Hasan Tariq, Alina Binte Amir, Isra Ahmed Bashir, Safdar Zaman, Muhammad Ahmad, and Ali Khurram. With LGS 55 Main emerging as champions and LGS Phase 5 securing third place, Pakistani students recorded two major finishes at this year’s international space competition.
Source: ProPakistani