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32 R O V E R S A N D S PA C E S H I P S E V E R Y W H E R E ! ? ? BY: NICOLE WILLETT, CHUCK MCMURRAY AND THE MARS SOCIETY ? ??????????????????????????????????? Rover and Engineering Design Competitions from The Mars Society- 5th grade thru Undergraduate The Mars Society is host to three (3) design challenges. They range in age from middle school thru college level. The middle and high school level challenge was launched at the 16th Annual Mars Society Convention this past August. It is called the Youth Rover Challenge. One of the undergraduate challenges is called the University Rover Challenge and it has had several very successful seasons so far. The final challenge was also launched at the convention in August. It is an international student design competition. The Youth Rover Challenge (YRC) is a multitier robotics education development program that is hosted, sponsored and operated by The Mars Society. ICY SCIENCE | WINTER 2013- 2014