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<\/a><\/figure>NASA engaged directly with the Artemis Generation, connecting with more than 55,000 students and 75,000 parents and mentors. Through interactive exhibits and discussions, students explored the agency\u2019s robotic technologies, learned about STEM career paths and internships, and gained insight into NASA\u2019s bold vision for the future. Many expressed interest in internships\u2014and dreams of one day contributing to NASA\u2019s missions to explore the unknown for the benefit of all humanity. <\/p>\n
Multiple NASA centers participated in the event, including Johnson Space Center in Houston; Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California; Kennedy Space Center in Florida; Langley Research Center in Virginia; Ames Research Center in California; Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans; Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California; Glenn Research Center in Cleveland; Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland; and the Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility in West Virginia. Each brought unique technologies and expertise to the exhibit floor. <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/figure>Displays highlighted key innovations such as: <\/p>\n
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- Automated Reconfigurable Mission Adaptive Digital Assembly Systems<\/a>: A modular system of small robots and smart algorithms that can autonomously assemble large-scale structures in space. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration<\/a>: A team of small lunar rovers designed to operate independently, navigating and making decisions together without human input. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Lightweight Surface Manipulation System AutoNomy Capabilities Development for Surface Operations and Construction<\/a>: A robotic arm system built for lunar construction tasks, developed through NASA\u2019s Early Career Initiative. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Space Exploration Vehicle<\/a>: A pressurized rover prototype built for human exploration of planetary surfaces, offering attendees a look at how future astronauts may one day travel across the Moon or Mars. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Mars Perseverance Rover<\/a>: An exhibit detailing the rover\u2019s mission to search for ancient microbial life and collect samples for future return to Earth. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- In-Situ Resource Utilization Pilot Excavator<\/a>: A lunar bulldozer-dump truck hybrid designed to mine and transport regolith, supporting long-term exploration through the Artemis campaign. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n Visitors view NASA\u2019s Space Exploration Vehicle on display.<\/div>\nNASA\/Robert Markowitz<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\u201cThese demonstrations help students see themselves in NASA\u2019s mission and the next frontier of lunar exploration,\u201d said Johnson Public Affairs Specialist Andrew Knotts. \u201cThey can picture their future as part of the team shaping how we live and work in space.\u201d <\/p>\n
Since the FIRST Championship relocated to Houston in 2017, NASA has mentored more than 250 robotics teams annually, supporting elementary through high school students. The agency continued that tradition for this year\u2019s event, and celebrated the fusion of science, engineering, and creativity that defines both robotics and space exploration. <\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/figure>\n NASA\u2019s booth draws crowds at FIRST Robotics 2025 with hands-on exhibits. <\/div>\nNASA\/Robert Markowitz<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nLocal students also had the chance to learn about the Texas High School Aerospace Scholars program<\/a>, which offers Texas high school juniors hands-on experience designing space missions and solving engineering challenges\u2014an early gateway into NASA\u2019s world of exploration. <\/p>\n
As the competition came to a close, students and mentors were already looking ahead to the next season\u2014energized by new ideas, strengthened friendships, and dreams of future missions. <\/p>\n
- In-Situ Resource Utilization Pilot Excavator<\/a>: A lunar bulldozer-dump truck hybrid designed to mine and transport regolith, supporting long-term exploration through the Artemis campaign. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Mars Perseverance Rover<\/a>: An exhibit detailing the rover\u2019s mission to search for ancient microbial life and collect samples for future return to Earth. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Space Exploration Vehicle<\/a>: A pressurized rover prototype built for human exploration of planetary surfaces, offering attendees a look at how future astronauts may one day travel across the Moon or Mars. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Lightweight Surface Manipulation System AutoNomy Capabilities Development for Surface Operations and Construction<\/a>: A robotic arm system built for lunar construction tasks, developed through NASA\u2019s Early Career Initiative. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration<\/a>: A team of small lunar rovers designed to operate independently, navigating and making decisions together without human input. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n