Undergraduate Engineering

NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC)

Official Website nasa.gov

About This Program

A nine-month NASA challenge tasking student teams to design and build human-powered or remote-controlled rovers able to traverse simulated lunar and planetary terrain, along with mission tools to complete field tasks. Teams complete a series of design reviews modelled on the NASA engineering life cycle before competing at a final event at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Open to US and international students at the middle school, high school, college and university levels, as well as informal education institutions. Proposals for the 2027 event are open, with the competition held in April 2027.

Program Details

Field
Engineering
Level
Undergraduate
Country
United States
State / Province
Alabama
Application Deadline
September 17
Online Available
In person
Funding / Award
No financial support listed
Women-Only Program
Open to all; women encouraged

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