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Lunabotics Challenge

Lunabotics provides accredited institutions of higher learning students an opportunity to apply the NASA systems engineering process to design and build a prototype Lunar construction robot. This robot would be capable of performing the proposed operations on the Lunar surface in support of future Artemis Campaign goals.

About Lunabotics about Lunabotics Challenge

Event Dates

May 20-22, 2025

Event Location

Kennedy Space Center

Eligibility

Open to U.S. Students

grade levels

Vocational / Technical Schools, Colleges / Universities

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How to Apply

Review the eligibility requirements and learn how to submit an application.

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Inside the Lunarena, university students maneuver their remote-controlled excavators, called Lunabots, in a "sand box" of BP-1.

Join Artemis!

Authentic, hands-on learning experiences give students in middle school all the way through graduate school a chance to flex their design and engineering skills as they build and launch high-powered rockets, design robots capable of mining the Moon’s surface or traversing difficult lunar terrain, create human-powered rovers, and test technologies and tools to assist future astronauts working on the Moon.

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Contact Us

NASA Project Manager 

Richard Johanboeke

Email: ksc-lunabotics@mail.nasa.gov

Public Inquiries

John F. Kennedy Space Center

Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899

Phone: 321.867.5000

Email: KSC-Public-Inquiries@mail.nasa.gov