Sept 22, 2011

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

Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1601 ann marie trotta@nasa gov

RELEASE: 11-320

NASA 2012 LUNABOTICS COMPETITION OPEN FOR REGISTRATION

WASHINGTON -- NASA is accepting applications from teams of U S and international undergraduate and graduate students for the third annual Lunabotics Mining Competition The event will be at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida May 21-26, 2012

Participants in the competition will design and build a remote controlled or autonomous robot, which could be used for future exploration on the moon During the competition, the teams' designs, known as lunabots, will go head-to-head to determine which one can excavate and deposit the most simulated lunar dirt within 10 minutes

Students must submit applications, including a systems engineering paper and an educational outreach project, by Nov 30 Registration is limited to one team for each university campus and 10 teams per country

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 about the competition and to apply online, visit:

http://www nasa gov/lunabotics

For information about NASA's education programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov/education

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