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In the foreground, a small rover with six wheels drives over rocky ground. The rover is silver with yellow accents. Walking behind it are the two students who are steering it. One student wears a luchador-like mask and holds a neon green game controller connected to a laptop. The other student holds the laptop. Onlookers watch on the sidelines behind a thin yellow rope.

NASA’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge

More than 500 students with 75 teams from around the world participated in the 31st year of NASA’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC) on April 11 and April 12, 2025, near NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Participating teams represented 35 colleges and universities, 38 high schools, and two middle schools from 20 states, Puerto Rico, and 16 other nations.

Image Credit: NASA/Charles Beason

TakenApril 11, 2025

Image CreditNASA/Charles Beason

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