MyDadsNotATrain

I'm from Australia and was at work when this IAMA happened so I don't know if you're still about, but here goes.

I recently heard about the Space Apps Challenge and signed up right away. My problem is that my knowledge of space/physics is embarrassingly inadequate (from a technical standpoint anyway). In the context of these projects, what should I cram before the event that would allow me to understand the important bits and be productive? My area of expertise is software, btw!

That's good to know - hopefully I can make a decent contribution!

As a side note I'd like to thank you guys for organising this. I'm super excited to even have the chance to work in this area, even if it's just for a weekend (ideally I'd like to contribute more though!).

Cheers!