05 April 2011

NASA MoonBuggy race swept by Puerto Ricans

Puerto Rican moonbuggy team
A Puerto Rican moonbuggy team in action.
(Credit: NASA/MSFC)
The space shuttle program may be drawing to a close, but a little bit to the south of the Kennedy Space Center, some young Puerto Ricans could represent our greatest hope for the future of the space program.
Teams from the island territory swept the top honors in NASA's 18th annual Great Moonbuggy Race held over the weekend. Teams representing Teodoro Aguilar Mora Vocational High School of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, took the top two places in the high school division, and the University of Puerto Rico in Humacao won its second straight title in the college division.


Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20050421-1.html#ixzz1Ie7HuKGL

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