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Indian students bag Nasa awards for human exploration rover challenge

IndiaTimes Tuesday, 23 April 2024
Nasa granted awards for the human exploration rover challenge on Monday to two Indian student teams from Delhi-NCR and Mumbai. The "Crash and Burn" award went to the KIET Group of Institutions in Delhi-NCR, while the "Rookie of the Year" went to Kanakia International School in Mumbai. The annual engineering competition concluded on April 19 and 20.
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