Top 3 Historic NASA Student Competition Programs

Beyond ORBIT, NASA has historically hosted massive student competitions that have launched the careers of thousands of aerospace engineers and scientists.

The top 3

  1. The Great Moonbuggy Race Legacy: This long-running competition challenged students to design and build human-powered vehicles to traverse simulated lunar terrains. Great Moonbuggy Race
  2. NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge: The successor to the Moonbuggy race, this challenge pushes teams to tackle complex engineering tasks for future exploration of Mars and the Moon. Human Exploration Rover Challenge
  3. NASA BIG Idea Challenge: This competitive program focuses on university-level innovation for mission-critical technologies like lunar dust mitigation and space solar power. BIG Idea Challenge

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