NASA Texas Space Grant is happy to announce the 22 teams participating in the Spring 2026 Design Challenge program. These student teams come from nine academic institutions from across the state of Texas.

INSTITUTION	TEAM	TOPIC
Houston Community College	Pioneer 39	TDC 40 – Micro-g NExT Challenge
San Jacinto College	SFJC (San Jacinto Flight Crew)	TDC 80 – NASA SUITS Challenge
Tarleton State University	RELLIS LTV	TDC 93 – Wireless Mesh Implementation/Evaluation
Texas A&M University	12th Man BioFrontier	TDC 00 – Determining the Efficacy of Exercise Countermeasures to Protect Crew Health
Texas A&M University	Aggienauts	TDC 00 – Cardiovascular Countermeasures for Extended Deep-space Habitation
Texas A&M University	Artemis Accords	TDC 130 – Human Lander Challenge
Texas A&M University	Daedalus	NASA ORBIT
Texas A&M University – Kingsville	Farscape Engineering Co.	TDC 101 – Laying Power or Fiber Optic Cable on the Moon
Texas A&M University – Kingsville	JavelinaX	TDC 106 – Lunar & Mars Surface Habitat Module Manufacturing
Texas State University	RadDAWGS	TDC 103 – Radiation Tolerant Crew Laptop
Texas State University	Password: B0bc@t	TDC 103 – Radiation Tolerant Crew Laptop
Texas State University	BOSS (Bobcats in Outer Space Structures)	TDC 106 – Lunar & Mars Surface Habitat Module Manufacturing
Texas State University	Rad Raccoons	TDC 103 – Radiation Tolerant Crew Laptop
University of Houston Clear Lake	Cosmic Commanders	TDC 106 – Lunar & Mars Surface Habitat Module Manufacturing
University of Houston Clear Lake	Gamma Rays	TDC 109 – Lunar Surface Recycling-Scavenging and Reuse of Discarded Mission Hardware
University of Houston Clear Lake	Interstellar Innovators	TDC 40 – Micro-g NExT Challenge
University of Houston Clear Lake	Space Depot	TDC 40 – Micro-g NExT Challenge
University of Houston Clear Lake	Team Beta	TDC 106 – Lunar & Mars Surface Habitat Module Manufacturing
University of Texas at Tyler	Aether	TDC 106 – Lunar & Mars Surface Habitat Module Manufacturing
University of Texas at Tyler	L.E.N.S.	TDC 86 – Integrated Camera & Lighting System Optical Optimization Project
University of Texas at Tyler	Astroverse	TDC 00 – Rover to Traverse and Acquire Samples on the Asteroid Psyche
Texas Woman’s University	Mercurians	TDC-00 Mitigating Muscle Atrophy in Lower Extremities During Long-Duration Spaceflight