The most competitive Critical Design Review in University Rover Challenge (URC) history has concluded with 36 student teams from seven countries being selected to compete June 1-3 at the Mars Society’s Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in southern Utah. A record 82 teams from 13 countries began the year trying to design and build the world’s best astronaut-assisting Mars rover. […]

RoverView 3-D Glasses Make your own pair of 3-D glasses fashioned after NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity! Customize your glasses with crayons and other decorations, then show us your work. Materials 1. Print it out Print out the #Roverview 3-D Glasses template. Set your printer to: double-sided, flip along right edge. (You can also print out […]

Bob Barboza has assembled a team of scientists, engineers, musicians, composers and arrangers to help him to create a version of Gustav Holst-Mars for elementary students in South Central Los Angeles.  We are integrating robots and new electronic instruments into this production.   We are bringing STEAM++ (science,technology, engineering, visual and performing arts, computer languages and […]

STUDENTS COOKING SPACE FOOD Students at the Barboza Space Center are exploring the idea of cooking space food.  This article will help to set the stage at your school or afterschool STEM program.  We are stronger if we work together.  Who wants to help?  We want to publish your ideas.   Suprschool@aol.com http://www.BarbozaSpaceCenter.com How bright is […]