More than 100 students representing 20 countries came together this summer to participate in the 5th Annual International Mission to Mars Engineering Design Competition, an intensive five-week virtual program supervised by Nicole Willett, M.S., Director of Education for The Mars Society. The program challenged aspiring scientists and engineers to tackle one of humanity’s greatest technological challenges: designing a realistic human mission to Mars. This year’s competition showcased some of the strongest projects in the program’s five-year history, demonstrating not only remarkable technical… READ MORE >
Topic Area: Student competition
The Mars Society is proud to welcome Honeybee Robotics as an official sponsor of the 2026 University Rover Challenge (URC)—a partnership that directly connects cutting-edge space robotics with the next generation of planetary engineers. As a long-time leader in developing robotic systems for extreme and mission-critical environments, Honeybee Robotics plays a vital role in advancing the technologies needed for planetary exploration. Their sponsorship of URC supports a global student competition organized by the Mars Society, where university teams design and… READ MORE >
