NASA Announces Lunar Exploration Competition for Students

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Aug. 4, 2009

Tracy Young
Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 
321-867-2468
tracy.g.young@nasa.gov 

RELEASE: 38-09

NASA ANNOUNCES LUNAR EXPLORATION COMPETITION FOR STUDENTS

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Exploration Systems Mission Directorate 
is accepting proposals from teams of undergraduate and graduate 
students for the inaugural Lunabotoics Mining Competition. The event 
will be held at the Astronaut Hall of Fame near NASA's Kennedy Space 
Center, Fla., May 25-28, 2010.

Full competition proposals can include a request for up to $5,000 to 
cover designing, building, and travel expenses. NASA anticipates 
funding the first 10 approved team requests.

Participants in the competition will design and build excavation 
systems that could be used for future lunar exploration. Teams will 
test their designs in a "head to head" challenge to see which design 
can excavate the most simulated lunar regolith, or dirt, over a 
specific timeframe. The competition also involves submittal of a 
systems engineering paper, as well as an educational outreach 
project.

The competition is designed to engage and retain students in the 
science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, disciplines 
critical to NASA's missions.

For information on the competition and how to apply, visit:

http://education.ksc.nasa.gov/esmdspacegrant/Lunabotics.htm  

For information about NASA's education programs, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/education 

	
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