NASA's Great Moonbuggy Race

NASA's annual Great Moonbuggy Race
David Walter Banks / Luceo for TIME

Obstacle
The course re-creates some of the conditions the astronauts found on the moon. The team tat completes it in the fastest time wins. In this photo, students from the CT Institute of Engineering in India work to get their vehicle through a section of the course covered with gravel. The competition rules penalize a team for touching the ground.

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