Media arts and animation students from The Art Institute of Houston have been enlisted by NASA to create new designs for an all-terrain vehicle for exploration on Mars, reports the HOUSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL. The 11-week quarter class will have students developing the vehicle, a power module to help recharge the vehicle when out in the field and a stationary land base.
"When academia participates in real world problems, students move from theory to application which involves risking and failing," says Anthony C. Bruins, NASA's Mission Control Center system architect.
The students were provided information, tours and access to some of NASA's most top scientists. Lac V. Nguyen, of HPN Software Consultant Inc., provided technical guidance.
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