By Andrew Stokes, Communications Officer

A group of Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s students got to experience Mars last week without leaving Earth.

After working for a year to build a functioning space rover, the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s Space Engineering Team (QSET) flew to the Mars Desert Research Station in Hanksville, Utah, to pit their rover robot against opponents from around the globe.

QSET competed in four separate events against 22 teams during the 카지노게임사이트 Rover Challenge. Facing stiff competition from veteran groups, the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s team placed 13th.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�As a first year team we feel we did really well,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Emily Wong (Sc카지노 게임 컬렉션�14), captain of QSET. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�A lot of the teams have been improving their designs for many years, so we카지노 게임 컬렉션�re really happy about our results.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

The team faced challenges well before the competition started, as flight delays and overbookings left the students stranded in an airport and arriving to the competition just in time to compete. Their first task of traversing the desert terrain didn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t go as well as expected, but the team excelled in round two. An admitted mixture of skill and luck had their rover exceed expectations during a mock equipment servicing mission. They pushed their rover too hard in the third challenge, though, and repairs didn카지노 게임 컬렉션�t last for the final task of assisting a stranded astronaut.

Invigorated by the competition, the team is already making plans for next year. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�There카지노 게임 컬렉션�s a lot of talk about going back,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Ms. Wong. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�You want something to build off of for your designs, so we have a lot of hope for progress.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

Adam Hall (Sc카지노 게임 컬렉션�14), Vice-President of Operations, QSET, appreciates the learning opportunity provided by the engineering team.

카지노 게임 컬렉션�Designing robots like we do is a great chance to supplement what카지노 게임 컬렉션�s taught in the classroom. You can follow the textbook word for word to build your power system, but it won카지노 게임 컬렉션�t teach you what brand of wiring to use, or what to do when something suddenly catches fire,카지노 게임 컬렉션� he says.

The student leaders were both happy and proud of their team, who spent the weekend running on a tight schedule with little sleep. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�Everyone did great out there,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Mr. Hall. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�The team really came together out in the desert.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

QSET is partially funded by the Alma Mater Society and the Shell Experiential Learning Fund.