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UNC Charlotte Astrobotics 23-24

$4,901
122%
Raised toward our $4,000 Goal
34 Donors
Project has ended
Project ended on November 17, at 11:59 PM EST
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Charlotte Astrobotics

UNC Charlotte's Astrobotics team is a group of 6 multi-disciplinary engineering students who will be competing in the 2023 NASA Astrobotics Competition at the Kennedy Space Center. The competition is now part of NASA’s Artemis Student Challenge and the Artemis program which will focus on lunar exploration. Individual bios of team members are available on the home page. 

This project’s main goal is to compete and win NASA’s Lunabotics competition, hosted at Kennedy Space Center.  We are tasked to create a lunar rover able to navigate autonomously and dig up lunar simulant, transport, and deposit it into a designated drop-off zone. The team members get a once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of NASA’s research and design process.  For more competition details check out the link below.

Lunabotics Challenge

Expense Breakdown

Item

Cost

Rover Parts

$1750

Travel

$2000

Consumables & Tools

$250

Total

$4000


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You can double or triple the impact of your gift if your employer participates in a matching gift program.  To see if your employer has a matching gift program, click here. If your company matches, complete your matching gift form and submit it to UNC Charlotte via mail (UNC Charlotte Foundation, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223), fax (704-687-7259) or email (mwinslow@charlotte.edu).

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$25

Liftoff

Will help with travel funds to NASA competition, as well as meals for the team during competition week.

$50

Earth Orbit

Contributions will help with improving the overall design and individual components.

$100

Lunar Trajectory

Will help buy materials for improved prototyping and testing. Acknowledgement on team poster at senior design expo and competition.

$250

Moon Landing

Significant contribution to rover materials and allows for upgraded hardware and software. Acknowledgement on rover and on posters at senior design expo and NASA competition.

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