Winners of the 2018 RASC-AL Special Edition:
Mars Ice Challenge
1st
Northeastern University
Title: Northeastern University Planetary Articulating Water Extraction System (NUPAWES)
Faculty Advisors: Taskin Padir
2nd; Clearest Water
West Virginia University
Development of the Second Generation Mountaineer Ice Drilling Automated System (MIDAS II)
Faculty Advisors: Powsiri Klinkhachorn and Ilkin Bilgesu
Best Technical Paper (TIE)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
High Yield Dihydrogen-monoxide Retrieval Assembly (HYDRA)
Advisors: Jeffrey A. Hoffman, Martin L. Culpepper, Michael Hecht, Herbert H. Einstein
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Virginia Tech Ice Extractor (V-TIE)
Advisor: Kevin Shinpaugh
Lightest System Mass
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Virginia Tech Ice Extractor (V-TIE)
Advisor: Kevin Shinpaugh
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Note: The 2020 Onsite Competition was cancelled due to COVID-19 and no awards were presented. - 2019 RASC-AL Moon to Mars Ice & Prospecting Challenge Winners
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