Need a school project: Build a Moonbuggy for NASA

William Atkins
Thursday, 20 March 2008 20:45

Science - Space

NASA needs and wants young and intelligent engineers, scientists, technicians, and other college graduates to help them get to the Moon, Mars, and other destinations within the solar system in the twenty-first century.

NASA is looking for astronomers, physicists, and other scientists and technicians to explore the stars and other objects within our universe. Do you have what it takes to explore the solar system? the Universe?

This competition is a good way to show your right stuff.

The 2008 race is sponsored by NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate, along with the Northrop Grumman Corp., The Boeing Company and Teledyne Brown Engineering, all located in Huntsville, Alabama.

Additional contributors include the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; ATK Launch Systems, Inc.; CBS-TV affiliate WHNT (Ch. 19); Jacobs Engineering Science Technical Service Group; Stanley Associates; Science Applications International Corp.; the Tennessee Valley chapter of the System Safety Society Inc.; the United Space Alliance, LLC; and the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.

For more information about the race, visit: NASA Great Moonbuggy Race.

For information about other NASA education programs, visit: NASA Education.