Apollo 50 Challenge

Apollo 50 Challenge

Celebrating the 50thAnniversary of Apollo 11 Landing on the Moon

July 20, 2019 will mark the 50thAnniversary of the landing of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon in Apollo 11. NASA’s Northwest Earth and Space Sciences Pipeline (NESSP) will hold a 5th-12thgrade student drone and robotic challenge to celebrate!

 

Dr. Kevin Czajkowski from the University of Toledo, Toledo, OH and Jeff Demaray from Monroe Community College, Monroe, MI are hosting the Apollo Next Giant Leap Student Challenge (ANGLeS) at Monroe Community Collegeon Saturday, July 20, 2019. Kevin and Jeff will host a regional hub for Michigan and Ohio teams.

 

Goal of ANGLeS Challenge

-To increase student interest in STEM pathways and careers.

 

The Challenge

  1. Register a team and design and submit a mission patch to NESSP
  2. Design and build an Apollo Lunar Lander. Fly it to a destination with a drone and land it as close to where Buzz and Neil landed. 
  3. Develop a pre-programmed robotic system to represent an astronaut who will explore the lunar surface and complete challenges to score points!

 

Team Structure

Flight Director:Adult team leader who acts as coach and primary point of contact and coach.

Student Members:Not limited by size. Each member will work together to prepare for all aspects of the challenge.

Flight Crew:5 team members will represent their team at the challenge events. The roles are the following: Commander, Lunar Module Pilot, EVA Officer, Science Officer, and CAPCOM.

 

Interested?

Are you interested in participating? 

Go to https://nwessp.org/apollo50/registration/

and fill in your information. Choose the OH/MI hub.

We will contact you and provide additional information about the training session for coaches. 

 

Thanks to NASA’s NorthwestEarth and Space Sciences Pipeline (NESSP) and Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium for leading this challenge!

 

Additional information:

Questions can be emailed to Janet Struble, janet.struble2@utoledo.edu or 

Kevin Czajkowski, kevin.czajkowski@utoledo.edu

 

Website: nwessp.org/apollo50