UW hosts student robotics challenge Friday to mark 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing

A Lego Mindstorms robot, with a plastic astronaut strapped to the front, approaches the lunar lander.

This Saturday will mark a half century since the Apollo 11 mission landed on the moon and two U.S. astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, walked its surface. At the University of Washington, the NASA-funded Northwest Earth and Space Sciences Pipeline, or NEESP, is marking the occasion with a robotics challenge for middle and high school students from across the state. 

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Unleashing the Husky Experience through UW's new philanthropic campaign

The School of Environmental and Forest Sciences' Anthony Martinez ('17) and the Department of Earth and Space Sciences' Tyler Valentine ('18) are blazing innovative new trails in their fields. Both students' dreams are being supported by scholarships offered through the College of the Environment and their programs.

Environmental and Forest Sciences' Anthony Martinez ('17) and Earth and Space Sciences' Tyler Valentine ('18) are blazing innovative new trails in their fields. Both students' dreams are being supported by scholarships offered through the University of Washington. As part of its new campaign, UW seeks to raise funds to support even more scholarships, unique programs and research opportunities.

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