CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – College students prepare their robot for NASA’s...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – College students prepare their robot for NASA’s Robotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. More than 35 teams from around the U.S. have designed a... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kimberly Land, event emcee from NASA's Ames Res...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kimberly Land, event emcee from NASA's Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California, speaks during the opening ceremony of NASA’s 2014 Robotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Spac... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Team members watch their robots dig in the simu...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Team members watch their robots dig in the simulated Martian soil in the Caterpillar Mining Arena during NASA’s 2014 Robotic Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Team members prepare their robot to dig in sim...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Team members prepare their robot to dig in simulated Martian soil in the Caterpillar Mining Arena on the final day of NASA's 2014 Robotic Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center V... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Practice sessions get under way for the third a...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Practice sessions get under way for the third annual Lunabotics Mining Competition at the Rocket Garden at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. More than 50 teams o... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – College students from Montana State University,...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – College students from Montana State University, dressed in protective suits, prepare their robot for a trial run at NASA’s Robotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Team members from the University of North Dakot...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Team members from the University of North Dakota prepare their robot for the mining portion of NASA's 2014 Robotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Flori... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Competition judges monitor the progress of a ro...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Competition judges monitor the progress of a robot digging in the simulated Martian soil in the Caterpillar Mining Arena during NASA’s 2014 Robotic Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – College students prepare their robot for a tria...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – College students prepare their robot for a trial run at NASA’s Robotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. More than 35 teams from around the U.S. ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – College students, dressed in protective suits, ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – College students, dressed in protective suits, monitor a trial run of their robot during NASA’s Robotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. More th... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – College and university teams prepare their robo...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – College and university teams prepare their robots for the mining portion of NASA’s 2014 Robotic Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. More than 35 te... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – College and university teams prepare their robo...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – College and university teams prepare their robots for NASA’s Robotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. More than 35 teams from around the U.S. ha... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Team members from the University of Alabama pre...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Team members from the University of Alabama prepare their robot for the mining portion of NASA's 2014 Robotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. M... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kelvin Manning, associate director of Kennedy S...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Kelvin Manning, associate director of Kennedy Space Center, speaks to the college and university teams during the opening ceremony of NASA’s 2014 Robotics Mining Competition at the Kenned... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A colorful lunabot built by the students from t...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A colorful lunabot built by the students from the Florida Institute of Technology, in Melbourne, Fla., is prepared for the “smackdown” coming during the third annual Lunabotics Mining Com... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – College students prepare their robot for NASA’s...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – College students prepare their robot for NASA’s Robotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. More than 35 teams from around the U.S. have designed a... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A college team prepares its robot for a trial r...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A college team prepares its robot for a trial run at NASA’s Robotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. More than 35 teams from around the U.S. hav... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – College students from Montana State University ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – College students from Montana State University prepare their robot for a trial run at NASA’s Robotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. More than ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Team members from the University of Florida in ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Team members from the University of Florida in Gainesville prepare their robot for the mining portion of NASA's 2014 Robotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Comple... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Members of the West Virginia University color g...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Members of the West Virginia University color guard present the U.S. Flag during the opening ceremony of NASA’s 2014 Robotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Comple... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A mining competition participant talks with a r...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A mining competition participant talks with a representative at the Ground Systems Development and Operations booth during NASA’s 2014 Robotic Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Cent... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Team members from the University of Alaska-Fai...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Team members from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks received the Judges' Innovation Award during NASA's 2014 Robotic Mining Competition awards ceremony inside the Space Shuttle Atlantis... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – College students from Montana State University ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – College students from Montana State University prepare their robot for a trial run at NASA’s Robotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. More than ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Competition judges monitor two team's robots di...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Competition judges monitor two team's robots digging in the simulated Martian soil in the Caterpillar Mining Arena during NASA’s 2014 Robotic Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Cente... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Rob Mueller, lead technical expert and head jud...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Rob Mueller, lead technical expert and head judge from Kennedy Space Center's Engineering and Technology Directorate, makes opening remarks on the final day of NASA's 2014 Robotic Mining ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The University of Alabama team Astrobotics in ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The University of Alabama team Astrobotics in collaboration with Shelton State Community College received the highest award, the Joe Kosmo Award for Excellence, during NASA's 2014 Roboti... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center engineer Marc Seibert pre...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Kennedy Space Center engineer Marc Seibert presents the Communication Award to the University of New Hampshire team members during NASA's 2014 Robotic Mining Competition award ceremony i... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – College team members, dressed in protective sui...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – College team members, dressed in protective suits, prepare their robot for a trial run at NASA’s Robotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. More t... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Brian Roth, with Caterpillar, speaks to the col...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Brian Roth, with Caterpillar, speaks to the college and university teams during the opening ceremony of NASA’s 2014 Robotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The presentation and team spirit judges for NAS...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The presentation and team spirit judges for NASA's 2014 Robotics Mining Competition are introduced during the opening ceremony at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. Seco... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A robot digs in the simulated Martian soil in t...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A robot digs in the simulated Martian soil in the Caterpillar Mining Arena during NASA’s 2014 Robotic Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. More than ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Rob Mueller, lead technical expert and head jud...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Rob Mueller, lead technical expert and head judge from Kennedy Space Center's Engineering and Technology Directorate, speaks to the college and university teams during the opening ceremon... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A robot dumps its load of simulated Martian soi...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A robot dumps its load of simulated Martian soil in a collector in the Caterpillar Mining Arena during NASA’s 2014 Robotic Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex i... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Hawai'l Marsbot Team members from Kapi'olan...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Hawai'l Marsbot Team members from Kapi'olani Community College in Hawaii prepare their robot for the mining portion of NASA's 2014 Robotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Cen... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Members of the West Virginia University color g...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Members of the West Virginia University color guard stand at attention during presentation of the U.S. Flag at the opening ceremony of NASA’s 2014 Robotics Mining Competition at the Kenne... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The judges for the mining portion of NASA's 201...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The judges for the mining portion of NASA's 2014 Robotics Mining Competition are introduced during the opening ceremony at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. At far righ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A mining team exits the Caterpillar Mining Area...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A mining team exits the Caterpillar Mining Area with its robot as another team prepares to lower its robot into the simulated Martian soil during NASA’s 2014 Robotic Mining Competition at... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Team members from the University of Akron in O...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Team members from the University of Akron in Ohio take a break before their final mining run on the final day of NASA's 2014 Robotic Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visito... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Students from the University of New Hampshire, ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Students from the University of New Hampshire, in Durham, N.H., put their lunabot through its paces during a practice session for the third annual Lunabotics Mining Competition at NASA’s ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – College students prepare for a trial run in the...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – College students prepare for a trial run in the robot pit at NASA’s Robotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. More than 35 teams from around the ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Students from West Virginia University prepare ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Students from West Virginia University prepare their robot for NASA’s Robotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. More than 35 teams from around th... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Students from Oakton Community College in Illin...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Students from Oakton Community College in Illinois prepare their robot for NASA’s Robotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. More than 35 teams fr... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Competition judges monitor the progress of a ro...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Competition judges monitor the progress of a robot digging in the simulated Martian soil in the Caterpillar Mining Arena during NASA’s 2014 Robotic Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – “Snoopy” catches a ride aboard the lunabot buil...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – “Snoopy” catches a ride aboard the lunabot built by the students from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, in Daytona Beach, Fla., during a practice session for the third annual Lunaboti... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – During the opening ceremony for NASA's 2014 Rob...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – During the opening ceremony for NASA's 2014 Robotics Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, event emcee Kimberly Land, from NASA's Ames Research Center... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A robot digs in the simulated Martian soil in t...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A robot digs in the simulated Martian soil in the Caterpillar Mining Arena during NASA’s 2014 Robotic Mining Competition at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. More than ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Team members check their robot before the start...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Team members check their robot before the start of a mining session in simulated Martian soil in the Caterpillar Mining Arena during NASA’s 2014 Robotic Mining Competition at the Kennedy ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Rob Mueller, lead technical expert and head jud...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Rob Mueller, lead technical expert and head judge from Kennedy Space Center's Engineering and Technology Directorate, makes opening remarks on the final day of NASA's 2014 Robotic Mining ... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's 2014 Robotic Mining Competition award c...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's 2014 Robotic Mining Competition award ceremony was held inside the Space Shuttle Atlantis attraction at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. More than 35 teams fro... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Rob Mueller announces the winner of the Judges...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Rob Mueller announces the winner of the Judges' Innovation Award during NASA's 2014 Robotic Mining Competition awards ceremony inside the Space Shuttle Atlantis attraction at the Kennedy... More
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The University of North Dakota's robotic miner...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The University of North Dakota's robotic miner digs in the simulated Martian soil in the Caterpillar Mining Arena on the final day of NASA's 2014 Robotic Mining Competition at the Kenned... More