What: Student teams test their design and engineering skills, as well as
their physical endurance. They must design, construct and race a
human-powered vehicle over a half-mile course that includes simulated lunar
terrain. Two-member teams — one male and one female – are judged by vehicle
assembly time, plus time through the course. The race is inspired by
development of the first lunar roving vehicle, a program managed by NASA’s
Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala.
Who: High school and college teams from 20 states and Puerto Rico
When: Friday, April 6 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. — high school races
Saturday, April 7 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. — college races
Where: U.S. Space & Rocket Center Huntsville, Ala.
To attend: News media interested in covering the event should contact Jerry
Berg of the Marshall Media Relations Department at (256) 544-0034.
