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The Challenge:
For the third year, teams of university students will design and build the next generation of Mars rovers.
May 28-30, 2009 the teams and their rovers will face off at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah.

The Prize:
The winning team will win transportation, lodging and admission for 5 team members to the
12th Annual International Mars Society Convention in Washington, DC next summer, and large cash prizes.

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URC 2008 in the news:

Scientific American

The Space Review

Information Week

See the posts from the URC 2008 event here.