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UAH Students Score Major Wins in International CanSat and Rover Challenges

Three CanSat teams from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) placed first, second and sixth nationally in the 2025 International CanSat competition held in Monterey and Staunton, Va. UAH teams BlueStreak, Cosmos and Rotorstorm also earned sixth, eighth and fourteenth place, respectively, in the international rankings for the annual event, which showcases student-built CanSats—miniature […]

Discovering Mars: U.S. Space and Rocket Center unveils new exhibit on robotic explorers

Always with eyes looking to the sky with designs on exploring the final frontier, the U.S. Space and Rocket Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to usher in its latest museum attraction. The exhibit — Discovering Mars, Robot Explorers – “showcases the five very successful missions that have explored the Martian surface,’’ said Dr. Kimberly Robinson, […]