Mars Rover Design Team

Mars Rover Design Team wins University Rover Challenge

Posted by Kimber Crull on June 3, 2025

The Mars Rover Design Team has won the 2025 University Rover Challenge, an international competition held annually at the Mars Desert Research Station in Hanksville, Utah.

Students to reveal 2023 rover

Posted by Kimber Crull on February 23, 2023

The Mars Rover Design Team will reveal its 2023 rover, named Helios, for the first time to the public 2-4 p.m. Saturday, March 11, in the Kummer Student Design Center and YouTube.

Mars Rover and Rocket Design Teams Present Space Week

Posted by smfkm9 on November 7, 2022

The Mars Rover and Rocket Design Teams are hosting Space Week at S&T the week of Nov 6 – 11!

S&T team takes third in international competition

Posted by Kimber Crull on July 5, 2022

The Mars Rover Design Team at Missouri S&T was among the top finishers in the annual University Rover Challenge, an international competition held at the Mars Desert Research Station in Hanksville, Utah. The Missouri S&T team came in third overall in the event, which was won by a team from the University of Michigan.

S&T team takes third in out-of-this-world competition

Posted by Velvet Hasner on June 8, 2022

Mars Rover to debut March 8

Posted by Velvet Hasner on March 2, 2020

The Missouri S&T Mars Rover Design Team will reveal Icarus, this year’s student-built rover, at a ceremony at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 8, in the Havener Center Atrium.

Space Week activities start today

Posted by Velvet Hasner on November 18, 2019

Dr. Marco Cavaglià, professor of physics, will review his research into gravitational waves and their importance at 5 p.m. today (Monday, Nov. 18) in Room 103 Engineering Management Building. This is the first of several events planned for Space Week 2019. The schedule includes:

S&T Mars Rover finishes in top five

Posted by Velvet Hasner on June 4, 2019

For the third consecutive year, the Mars Rover Design Team at Missouri S&T was among
the top five finishers in the annual University Rover Challenge.

Bring your kids to chemistry celebration

Posted by Velvet Hasner on October 25, 2018

The South Central Missouri local section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) will host an event at S&T to celebrate National Chemistry Week. The public is invited to the event 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, in Schrenk Hall. Attendees can participate in hands-on experiments from 1 to 3 p.m., which are designed for students in grades 4-8.

In the news: Explosive engineering research, Las Vegas mobster, Lie-detecting kiosk, Mars Rover team, moon ice, Mazoon College visit, next-gen batteries

Posted by Velvet Hasner on August 7, 2018

Mining Magazine published the article, “Missouri S&T Team Takes on Explosive Engineering Research” on July 30 about research led by Dr. Kyle Perry, assistant professor of mining and nuclear engineering. In the study, Perry’s team will pair explosives with common mining materials, with the ultimate goal of improving mine safety.

Dr. Larry Gragg, professor emeritus of history, was interviewed by reporter Tom Hawley on channel KSNV in Las Vegas. In the news segment, which aired Aug. 1, Gragg discussed how mobster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel shaped Las Vegas.

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