A rocket launches with clouds of smoke, announcing "Blast Off! Welcome New Djangonauts!".

We’re excited to introduce the new teams of Djangonauts, Captains, & Navigators who will be collaborating, learning, and contributing across projects.🌍

Huge thanks to our incredible volunteers making this program possible!

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#DjangonautSpace

Celebrating Djangonaut Space 2025 Session 5 Achievements Session 5 has ended, and we want to celebrate by sharing all the stellar achievements during the mission. Over the …

#DjangonautSpace Session 5 has landed! ✨

We've posted a debrief recapping the contributions to #Django and the ecosystem during our cosmic mission 💜🚀

djangonaut.space/comms/celeb...

This mission may be complete, but stay tuned—another liftoff isn’t far away. 🌌

Week 8 Updates ⭐

Congratulations to all our Djangonauts for the amazing work during #DjangonautSpace! 🎉
This is the last update of the program, but your journey into open source is far from over.
Your path as #Django contributors is just beginning, onward to new galaxies! 🌌✨

2026 DSF Board Candidates Posted by Thibaud Colas on Nov. 5, 2025

Make sure to cast your vote for the Django Software Foundation Board if you’re a DSF Individual Member 💚

At #DjangonautSpace we aim to empower our Djangonauts, and it’s always a joy to see Djangonauts stepping up to help shape the future of Django 🚀

www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025...

Week 5 #DjangonautSpace updates ⭐

5 new Open PRs, 3 merged PRs, 1 new blog, 1 "Updates to Django"

📝 #djangoCMS
Mar improved the image plugin UI and docs, and Vanessa is working on a language menu bug.
🐦 #Wagtail
Collins fixed an accessibility issue

🪶 Ernesto & Lupyana made great progress in #Wagtail

🚀 Amazing teamwork from all our #DjangonautSpace teams 🪐 !

That's the spirit of collaboration, enthusiasm, and shared purpose we love to see at #DjangonautSpace.

Huge thanks to Annabelle, Anthony, and Hwayoung for inspiring us with your energy 🚀

Week 3 #DjangonautSpace report 📝

✅ 3 PRs opened, 2 merged, and 2 new Issues ✨

James solved a serialization problem in #DebugToolbar
Chimezuo started to implement a demo chat on #DebugToolbar

Congratulations Tim Schilling: winner of the 2025 Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Award

Congratulations to Tim Schilling, who is not only a co-founder of #DjangonautSpace but also a true pillar of our community. 💜

Tim’s mentorship and leadership have helped countless people take their first steps to contribute to the #Django ecosystem. 🌟

Achievements from Week 2 at #DjangonautSpace 🌟
🎉 2 PRs opened + 1 merged:

💚 Hwayoung improved #Django docs on DateField & timedelta.
🧭 Annabelle refined Swiss number formatting in #Django.
🔧 Daniel enhanced #DjangoDebugToolbar docs.

At #DjangonautSpace Simon Charette joins us as our guest speaker ✨

🎤 Django: what the JOIN?

Check out Simon’s previous talk about ORM: youtu.be/IakfTkQIuFw

#django #openSource

Achievements from week 1 at #DjangonautSpace!
🎉 3 new PRs opened:

💜 Hyerim tackled a #Django regression on natural key serialization.
🔧 James worked on decoding errors in #DjangoDebugToolbar.
🪶 Aayush created a Tailwind migration for #DjangoPackages.

An amazing start 🚀

Towards strict CSP Support via GSoC 2025 | Wagtail CMS Improving Wagtail’s security with strict Content Security Policy support

🧑‍🚀 From #Wagtail at Google Summer of Code to #DjangonautSpace. Chiemezuo is unstoppable!

📖 Check out his report on CSP support:
wagtail.org/blog/toward...

👏 And don’t miss his upcoming talk: “The Impact of a Contribution to Wagtail” at Wagatil Space.

#django #openSource

Yash, Dawn and Bhuvnesh at Pycon India

Lilian, Thibaud, Ryan, Paolo, Rachell, Nishant, Tim, Adam and Mariatta at DjangoCon US

✨Last week was wonderfully filled with two great events! ✨

At #PyConIndia2025 and at #DjangoConUS some Djangonauts find their way among the galaxy to reunite, share thoughts, and enjoy the events. 🌌

Where will Session 5 bring us next?

#django #openSpace #djangonautSpace

#DjangonautSpace Session 5 🚀
All application decisions have been sent! 📩

If you haven’t received an email, please get in touch.

Huge thanks to everyone who applied 💜 while we couldn’t take everyone aboard this time, we’d love to see you on future missions 🌌

Djangonaut Space logo. Application closed

💫 Thank you to everyone who applied for Session 5 at Djangonaut Space and shared it with their community.

Applications for Session 5 are now closed.

If you applied, you will receive an email on September 18th.
Thanks again and good luck! 🚀

#djangonautspace #django

Djangonaut Track:
🌌 Track 1 starting now!

"Djangonaut Space: A Mentorship Program For Open Source"

Blast off into open source! Learn how this amazing mentorship program is launching new contributors into the Django galaxy 🚀

#DjangoConUS #DjangonautSpace #Mentorship #OpenSource #Django #Community

2025 Session 5 - Officer & Session Organizer interest Hi all, this form exists to gauge returning officer and session organizer interest for our next session. Important dates: Volunteer Interest forms close: July 28 (hard deadline for session organizers, navigators we can chat!) Initial Organizer Meeting: Target between July 30 – August 6 Official Session Dates: October 1 – November 19* We will get back to you by mid September as we start forming teams and checking availabilities. * Navigators have 1-2 weeks before to plan and prepare for the session, as well as 1 week after to wrap up any necessary tasks. * Session organizers will start beginning of August with a meet and greet, expectations meeting, and deciding who would like which task.

The wait is over! We're organizing Session 5 of #DjangonautSpace to start in October. 🚀

Are you interested in being a mentor? We're currently collecting *volunteer* interest to build out our teams 🙋🏽‍♀️

Can't wait to hear from you! 💜

🔗 forms.gle/Ju9eqSEwRKA...

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We want to thank Circumeo Hosting for supporting #DjangonautSpace! While they make #Django deployments simple, they also helped us make contributing more accessible! Thank you for your support!

Check out more from them here: www.circumeo.io/

alexgmin - Overview alexgmin has 11 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.

Alex started as a member of #DjangonautSpace but now he is giving back to the community by supporting us financially as a GitHub Sponsor. Thank you, Alex, for your continued support and enthusiasm for showing up and supporting folks in #Django spaces.

github.com/alexgmin

mukulmantosh - Overview Developer Advocate @JetBrains . mukulmantosh has 82 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.

A big shout-out to Mukul Mantosh for showing up and for offering support to Djangonaut Space! Thank you!! 💟

Check out more about Mukul here: github.com/mukulmantosh

The #Django and #DjangonautSpace community appreciates you!

So happy to be here for Lilian's talk!

We were both in the Durangonaut program and met last year at #NBPy !

#DjangonautSpace

Screenshot of virtual meeting - Djangonaut Space Session 4 Cosmic Celebrations

That’s a wrap on #DjangonautSpace Session 4! ✨

Our crew came together one last time for closing celebrations—full of reflections and cosmic vibes. Catch a glimpse from our #Django orbit. 💜🚀

This mission may be complete, but stay tuned—another liftoff isn’t far away. 🌌

As #DjangonautSpace Session 4 touches down today, we’re celebrating a stellar #Django journey:

🥳 31 PRs opened
✅ 23 PRs merged
✍️ 8 blog posts
📣 12 talks across the globe

To every #Djangonaut who shot for the stars—thank you for making this mission unforgettable! 💫

Last week, our amazing #Djangonauts navigated the #DjangonautSpace galaxy, sharing their experiences and lessons from contributing to #Django and other third-party packages in this session. ⚡️🚀

🪐 Catch the lightning talks' broadcast @ www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkD...

Thrilled to have Mariatta share her insights in a fantastic talk, "No More Spreadsheets! Let's Build a Conference Management Tool with #Django," in this cosmic session. 🚀

Wondering what's in store? Watch the #DjangonautSpace recording @ www.youtube.com/watch?v=btO... 💜

Week 4 of COSMIC contributions in #DjangonautSpace
✅ 2 PRs opened
👏 Congrats Hailey for getting a ticket merged in #Django
🔥 Bravo Hana for three merged PRs
🐛 Shoutout to Baraff for fixing a bug in django-filer
🌍 Kudos Amanda for improving language detection in #djangoCMS

Check out an amazing talk 'Your First Django Contribution' by our very own Sarah Boyce! 💚🚀

In #DjangonautSpace Session 4, she shared an interesting Vulture Strategy for picking #Django tickets—perfect for first-time #Djangonauts. 🦅✨

📺 Watch Now @ www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-3...

Session 4 Team Introductions! Meet Our Djangonaut Space 2025 Session 4 Teams We're excited to introduce the dedicated individuals who make up this session …

Say hello to the amazing crewmates of our ongoing Session 4 🥳🚀

From #Django core and Accessibility to #djangoCMS and Debug Toolbar, this session’s contributors are all set to dive deep into the Django ecosystem. 💚

Meet our teams @ djangonaut.space/comms/2025/...

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🐱 Bonus: We paid the weekly pet tax with 11 adorable cat photos!

The mission continues—keep exploring, keep contributing, and keep reaching for the stars! 💜

#DjangonautSpace #Django #OpenSource #djangoCMS