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NASA challenges inventors to 'dig it'
October 19, 2009 - 3:24pm
By Max Cacas
Reporter
FederalNewsRadio
If you're looking for evidence that NASA "digs it", look no further than NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffat Field, California. This weekend, NASA holds the 2009 Regolith Excavation Challenge at Ames. What is Regolith, you might ask? it's the scientific name for moon dirt.
The Challenge offers a $750 thousand reward for the best robot that can dig a fixed-sized ditch in simulated moon soil. Officials say three of the 23 competing teams will walk away with part of the reward. For links to videos of the event, and to follow the weekend's competition on Twitter, go to FederalNewsRadio.com. .
Links for web:
To follow the event on Twitter, click here.
To watch videos and for more information about the Regolith Excavation Challenge click here.
Reporter
FederalNewsRadio
If you're looking for evidence that NASA "digs it", look no further than NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffat Field, California. This weekend, NASA holds the 2009 Regolith Excavation Challenge at Ames. What is Regolith, you might ask? it's the scientific name for moon dirt.
The Challenge offers a $750 thousand reward for the best robot that can dig a fixed-sized ditch in simulated moon soil. Officials say three of the 23 competing teams will walk away with part of the reward. For links to videos of the event, and to follow the weekend's competition on Twitter, go to FederalNewsRadio.com. .
Links for web:
To follow the event on Twitter, click here.
To watch videos and for more information about the Regolith Excavation Challenge click here.
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