Students compete, build drones for simulated mission to Mars

MILWAUKEE — High school teams from across Wisconsin joined together Thursday to build and fly drones on a NASA Mars-inspired simulated mission.

It was part of Carroll University’s Aerospace Jam 2022-23. The competition took place at Fiserv Forum. The program is co-sponsored by the NASA Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium.

Micahel Mortensen is the Director of Aviation and Science at Carroll University. He said the program’s focus is to recruit students from diverse backgrounds and include underrepresented schools...
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Ken Notes: This simple act of outreach should serve as a model for other programs across the state.