Colorado Space Grant Symposium 2011 Meeting Colorado School of Mines Affiliate

Site Characterization Summer Research Experience for Undergraduate Exploration of volcanism on Mars promoted fundamental research to better understand the formation and history of the largest shield volcano in the solar system. Exploration and detection of harmful microbes in stored and reclaimed water that can jeopardize human health or the interior of international space stations. Sorting of the regolith by size and mineralogical content is beneficial for scientific investigations, in situ resource utilization, and space- related civil engineering applications. Improvement to the operation of the rough cutting system capable of producing thin sections of arbitrary rock samples in a space environment using a completely automated process.

Kim Stephanie Lauren Andrew Interns

Habitation Strategy Various Assist Rovers NASA's anticipates an extended human presence on the lunar surface. The SMART rover (expanded) The design focused on a tilting track mechanism to load the astronaut onto a secure platform for extraction from the site. The design included a Velcro system on the astronaut and track to catch and pull the astronaut onto the platform.

Landing Site Simulation MoonBuggy Race Participated in the 18th Annual NASA Great Moon Buggy Competition at the Marshall Space Center Modifying the current buggy sustaining severe damage primarily due to the new wheel design

Yours and Mines Robotics Colorado Robot Challenge Returned to the Alamosa competition with a modified robot. Made it through preliminary trials and then the robot took a walk through the sand dunes Much more successful and fun adventure Landing Site Simulation

Research: Site Characteristics - Planetary REU$12,000$3,000 Academic Affairs $1,000 Lockheed-Martin Education: Landing Site Simulation - Moonbuggy$2,000 - Autonomous Rover$1,350 Budget

 NASA Senior Design Projects  Lunabotics 2011  $4,000 from National Space Grant  Total $26k budget, $10k in-kind sponsorship + Machining of parts  Reduced Gravity Flight Project  Not selected for flight due to requiring 1/6 th G  $12k budget  ESMD Faculty Fellowship  Spent summer 2010 at NASA KSC ($24k grant)  Landing Pad Construction Tool Project