{"id":97465,"date":"2025-05-01T12:08:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T08:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/?p=97465"},"modified":"2025-05-02T09:36:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T05:36:11","slug":"uae-students-win-rookie-award-at-nasa-rover-challenge-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/uae-students-win-rookie-award-at-nasa-rover-challenge-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE Students Win Rookie Award at NASA Rover Challenge 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students from Deira International School (DIS) made history by winning the Rookie of the Year award at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\">NASA<\/a> Human Exploration Rover Challenge 2025. This marks the first time a team from the UAE has received the honor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The international competition, hosted by NASA\u2019s Marshall Space Flight Center, challenges students to design, build, and race human-powered rovers on terrain that simulates planetary surfaces. It is part of the Artemis Student Challenges, which aim to inspire future scientists and engineers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The DIS team, aged 16 to 18, stood out among 76 teams from 16 countries. They were recognized for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Innovative rover design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strong problem-solving skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Effective teamwork and collaboration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The award is given to the top-performing first-time team. It highlights excellence in design, execution, and team spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team was guided by Mr. Dominic Bourn, Head of Physics at DIS. They were also supported by Al-Futtaim Automotive, which provided:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Access to advanced tools and facilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Real-world engineering mentorship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Industry-level project support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Antoine Barthes, Vice President of Al-Futtaim Automotive, stated: \u201cThis award reflects the mindset we want to nurture in future mobility innovators.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kerry Ross, COO of Al Futtaim Education Foundation, added: \u201cOur students showed what can be achieved when education meets opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The DIS achievement aligns with the UAE\u2019s vision to grow its presence in global innovation and space exploration. It also supports national efforts to strengthen STEM <a href=\"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/category\/smart-sectors\/education-smart-sectors\/\">education<\/a> and inspire youth to pursue careers in science and engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their success at the NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge 2025 is a proud moment for the UAE and sets a benchmark for student-led innovation in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students from Deira International School (DIS) made history by winning [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":97557,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9649,9685,9624],"tags":[],"contributor":[9732],"class_list":["post-97465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education-smart-sectors","category-events-middle-east","category-smart-sectors","contributor-news-desk"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/NASA-16-1.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Aleema@techxmedia.com","author_link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/author\/aleematechxmedia-com\/"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97465\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97465"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=97465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}