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Space Frontier Foundation - Mars Headquarters
University Rover Challenge
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2008 University Rover Challenge
Nine teams of college students from 3 countries are preparing to prove that they have what it takes to build the next generation of Mars rovers at the 2008 Mars Society University Rover Challenge (URC). The contest, to be held June 5-7, 2008 at the Mars Desert Research Station near Hanksville, Utah, will be sponsored by Raytheon. The 2008 URC will require the students to place their robotic creations through a series of four difficult tasks that will feature capabilities expected of future Mars rovers.
| What | Competition |
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| When |
2008-06-05 08:00
to 2008-06-07 22:00 |
| Where | MDRS, Hanksville, Utah |
| Contact Name | Kevin Sloan |
| Contact Email | kevin@marssociety.org |
| Contact Phone | 814-574-1211 |
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The 2007 URC defending champion, University of Nevada, Reno, will face steep competition from a field including:
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Brigham Young University , 2007 URC runner-up
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University of California, Los Angeles
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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Pennsylvania State University
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Oregon State University
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Iowa State University of Science and Technology
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York University (Canada)
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Warsaw University of Technology (Poland)
Blogs and videos will be posted throughout the event on the Mars Society web site .
Letter By Robert Zubrin Published In Today's New York Times
