Two teams of mechanical engineering students at the University of Alabama have spent their senior year designing tools for a NASA competition inspired by the space agency’s plans for human exploration of the solar system.
Each of the six-person teams are competing in NASA’s Microgravity Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Design Teams (Micro-g NExT) competition. The teams were selected after submitting proposals in October, UA senior Trent Lesley said. They are among approximately 22 teams from schools nationwide. Sources: The Tuscaloosa News, WBRC Fox 6 (article), WBRC Fox 6 (video), KMOV 4, WTVM ABC 9