First in history! Students from Odisha get selected for NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge 2021

First in history! Students from Odisha get selected for NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge 2021

Navonmesh Prasar Student Astronomy Team (NaPSAT), comprises of 10 school students, selected to participate in NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge 2021, which is scheduled for April.

NaPSAT is an initiative of Bhubaneswar-based Navonmesh Prasar Foundation.

This is a very first time that Indian school team has been selected for Human Exploration Rover Challenge 2021.

"This is the first time when a school team from India has been selected for the NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge.

The team will make a rover that can move on the surface of Mars," said Anil Pradhan, founder of Navonmesh Prasar Foundation.