{"id":53182,"date":"2025-04-28T08:59:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T13:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=53182"},"modified":"2025-05-30T08:06:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T13:06:40","slug":"tarleton-state-team-shines-at-nasa-tsgc-design-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-state-team-shines-at-nasa-tsgc-design-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton State Team Shines at NASA-TSGC Design Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Tarleton State University engineering students from the RELLIS campus captured awards in five categories, including first place for best design, at the recent NASA-Texas Space Grant Consortium (TSGC) Design Challenge in Houston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tarleton State University\u2019s RELLIS Rovers took honors in five categories in the recent NASA-Texas Space Grant Consortium Design Challenge in Houston. Team members are, from left, Swaid Alrashed, Silas Hill, Easton Duplichan and team leader Akash Musale.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The RELLIS Rovers \u2014 Swaid Alrashed, Silas Hill, Easton Duplichan and team leader Akash Musale \u2014 took top design honors for their lunar personal electric vehicle. The team\u2019s engineering goals were to fabricate an efficient, lightweight and functioning vehicle based on wheel and drivetrain design focused on maintaining traction on the loose lunar soil, along with an ergonomic, lightweight and portable chassis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cParticipating in the NASA-TSGC Design Challenge has been one of the most transformative experiences of my engineering journey,\u201d said Musale. \u201cOver the past two years, I\u2019ve had the opportunity to lead a dedicated team, collaborate with incredible mentors and push the boundaries of what student-led research can achieve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis semester\u2019s success is not just a reflection of our technical accomplishments \u2014 it\u2019s a testament to the resilience, creativity and teamwork that define Tarleton State\u2019s engineering community. I\u2019m proud of what we\u2019ve built together, and even more excited for where it will lead future students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each member of the team received a $1,000 scholarship by virtue of their best design win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Tarleton State team also earned first place for best poster, third for best model and display, and fourth-place honors for both best oral presentation and top peer review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTSGC is very happy to celebrate the success of the Tarleton State RELLIS Rovers for coming in first in the intense Design Challenge competition,\u201d said Dr. Tim Urban, director of the Texas Space Grant Consortium. \u201cTheir teamwork and technical skills are outstanding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sponsored by NASA and administered by the TSGC since 2002, Design Challenge topics are submitted by researchers working with NASA or its contractor community on current projects of interest within NASA\u2019s vision for space exploration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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