What: NASA’s 13th Annual Great Moonbuggy Race
Who: High school students race Friday, April 7; college students race Saturday, April 8. Prizes awarded for the fastest vehicles and to the teams with the best technical solutions.
When: Friday and Saturday, April 7-8, 2006
Where: U.S. Space and Rocket Center, One Tranquility Base, Huntsville, Ala.
To attend: To attend, media should contact the Marshall Public and Employee Communications Office at: (256) 544-0034 no later than 4 p.m. EST Friday, March 31.
NASA gives students from around the world an opportunity to design, build and race their own human-powered “moonbuggies.” The event was inspired by the NASA designers of the Lunar Roving Vehicle used by Apollo astronauts. Students race their own buggies over a half-mile course. For supporting materials and photographs from the 2005 event, visit:
http://moonbuggy.msfc.nasa.gov
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