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Human Exploration Rover Challenge
The NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC) will encourage research and development of new technologies for future mission planning and crewed space missions to other worlds.
Event Dates
April 11-12, 2025
Event location
U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville, AL
Eligibility
Open to U.S. and International Students
grade levels
6-12, College and University
2025 Handbook
Competition requirements, timeline, and general information
The NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge Handbook contains information that teams will need to know to participate in the challenge. The handbook includes the following: General Information, Timeline, Competition Guidelines and Regulations, Requirements, Deliverables, Points Breakdown and Allocation, and Course Descriptions and Design. The Handbook may receive periodic updates; please be sure to check back to make sure you are working from the most recent copy.
Please direct questions and inquiries regarding registration, event operations, or logistics to HERC@mail.nasa.gov.
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2024 Teams
See the list of teams for the 2024 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC)
Participating teams represent 42 colleges and universities and 30 high schools from 24 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and 13 other nations from around the world.
View Teams![HERC team celebrates with their mascot](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/picture4.jpg?w=623)
Frequently Asked Questions
Check the FAQs for logistic and general questions received from team members.
Please direct questions and inquiries regarding registration, event operations, or logistics to HERC@mail.nasa.gov.
Read More![The NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC) is hosted by the U.S. Space & Rocket Center’s Aviation Challenge in Huntsville, Alabama. High school and college/university teams from the United States and across the globe compete in this Artemis Student Challenge. Pilots from Ohio Northern University navigate across Obstacle 2 during the 2023 HERC event.](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/picture6.jpg?w=1024)
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.
Learn More about Join Artemis!![A group of students pose with their project](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ksc-20180517-ph_lch01_0051_large.jpg?w=1920)
Contact Us
Please direct questions and inquiries regarding registration, competition operations or logistics to the challenge organizers listed below.
HERC Implementation Team
Office of STEM Engagement
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville, AL
HERC@mail.nasa.gov
Members of the news media interested in attending or interviewing participants before or during the event should contact the organizers listed below.
Chris Blair / Taylor Goodwin
Public and Employee Communications Office
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville, AL
256-544-0034
christopher.e.blair@nasa.gov / taylor.goodwin@nasa.gov