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Texas A&M Hosts Texas’ Zero Robotics Teams for Final Event

The finalist teams from each state. Texas A&M University invited 5 Zero Robotics Middle Schools to Johnson Space Center for the Final Event, held August 12th 2016. The winning teams from each state were able to participate in the Final Event, with their code being uploaded to the real SPHERES aboard the International Space Station. The [...]

By |October 11th, 2016|ASTRO News|0 Comments

2016 Zero Robotics Middle School Program Announced!

The Zero Robotics Middle School Program is officially a go for 2016! The ASTRO Center and PK-12 Engineering Education Outreach will be supporting the Texas teams with financial assistance and educational outreach for the team leaders and students. In addition, there will be assistance with setting up field trips to Aerospace corporations and institutions. This will [...]

By |March 9th, 2016|ASTRO News|0 Comments

AggieSat4 carrying Bevo-2 Successfully Deployed from International Space Station

The AggieSat4 (AGS4) satellite carrying Bevo-2 was unpacked and assembled aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday (Jan. 27), and was released into outer space on Friday (Jan. 29). AggieSat4 launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida for the ISS on December 2015. AGS4 drifting away from the ISS. This successful [...]

By |March 4th, 2016|ASTRO News|0 Comments

AIRUS breaks record: Students fly Unmanned Aerial System from across the world

One of the quadrotors during assembly. On Dec. 5 2015, the Aerial International Robotic Racing of Unmanned Systems (AIRUS) broke a record for longest distance between a remotely operated civilian Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) which is sometimes referred to as a drone, and its pilot. Students from Texas A&M University landed an unmanned aerial system on [...]

By |December 20th, 2015|ASTRO News|0 Comments

First Round of Qualifiers for Aerial International Race of Unmanned Systems

The first round of the new, upcoming Aerial International Race of Unmanned Systems (AIRUS) was held Saturday November 14th at the courtyard of the Harvey R. "Bum" Bright Building. The competition involved more than 15 entrants, out of which a few select number of those will qualify for the second round of qualifying. The pilots raced a [...]

By |November 15th, 2015|ASTRO News|0 Comments

Made in Space design challenge held at Texas A&M

This fall, the ASTRO Center and the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University partnered with Made in Space to take advantage of the 3-D printer aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Made in Space is a San Francisco based startup that focuses on additive manufacturing, which launched a 3-D printer to the ISS in September 2014.  The company [...]

By |September 10th, 2015|ASTRO News|0 Comments

Zero Robotics program holds final competition aboard ISS

The Zero Robotics Middle School Summer Program will hold its final competition on board the International Space Station (ISS) at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on Friday (Aug. 14). The Zero Robotics (ZR) program is a programming competition where SPHERES satellites (robots) inside the ISS are controlled by programs developed by students. The Texas [...]

By |September 1st, 2015|ASTRO News|0 Comments

Zero Robotics Final Competition

The Zero Robotics Middle School Summer Program held its final competition Aug. 15 on board the International Space Station (ISS) at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), the Dwight Look College of Engineering and the Texas Partnership for Out of School Time were the statewide sponsors for the [...]

By |October 26th, 2014|ASTRO News|0 Comments

TEES Advisory Board Meeting Poster

By |June 5th, 2014|ASTRO News, Conferences|0 Comments

Zero Robotics comes to Texas!

The Zero Robotics Middle School Summer Program is coming to Texas! Dr. Greg Chamitoff, Professor of Practice in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, and the Dwight Look College of Engineering are helping to bring the Zero Robotics Program for middle school kids to Texas for the first time. Dr. Dave Hyland, Professor in the Department [...]

By |June 4th, 2014|ASTRO News|0 Comments