The new space exploration on Mars and beyond has started with short-term, robotic missions and would eventually expand to long-term, human explorations and inhibitions. The success of such exploration would depend upon the means to transport robots and human safely and efficiently explore to and on the planetary surfaces. As such, NASA has been challenging students to design innovated surface vehicle (Rover) through its annual Human Exploration Rover Design Challenge, hosted at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The Big Blue Rover team at University of Kentucky Paducah campus designs, builds, and races a human-powered Rover to support NASA’s space exploration missions.

The project has been sponsored by NASA Kentucky (https://nasa.engr.uky.edu/):

 

 

Contact:

Robert Harper
Co-Captain of Big Blue Rover Team
University of Kentucky
4810 Alben Barkley Drive
Paducah, KY 42002-7380
robert.harper@uky.edu

 

Dr. Y. Charles Lu, P.E.
Faculty Advisor
University of Kentucky
4810 Alben Barkley Drive
Paducah, KY 42002-7380
Phone: 270-534-3115
Fax: 270-534-6292
ycharles.lu@uky.edu