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NASA Texas Space Grant would like to congratulate the 23 teams that were selected from across the state of Texas to compete in the Fall 2025 Design Challenge!

Competing Teams

INSTITUTION	TEAM	TOPIC
Houston Community College	Pioneer 39	TDC 40 – Micro-g NExT Challenge
Prairie View A&M	Team Zenon	TDC 107 – Micro Nuclear Reactor
San Jacinto College	San Jacinto Flight Crew	TDC 80 – NASA SUITS Challenge
Tarleton State University	RELLIS Rovers	TDC 00 – Next-Generation Lunar Terrain Vehicle for Human and Robotic Exploration
Tarleton State University	Team BOB	TDC 108 – Radiation Tolerant Motor Controller
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 – Kingsville	Interstellar Corporation	TDC 140 – NASA TechLeap
Texas A&M University – Kingsville	Farscape Engineering Co.	TDC 101 – Laying Power or Fiber Optic Cable on the Moon
Texas State University	RadDAWGS	TDC 103 – Radiation Tolerant Crew Laptop
Texas State University	Password: B0bc@t	TDC 86 – Integrated Camera & Lighting System Optical Optimization Project
Texas State University	BOSS (Bobcats in Outer Space Structures)	TDC 106 – Lunar & Mars Surface Habitat Module Manufacturing
Texas State University	Lights, Camera, Bobcats!	TDC-86 – Integrated Camera & Lighting System Optical Optimization Project
University of Houston – Clear Lake	Cosmic Commanders	TDC 106 – Lunar & Mars Surface Habitat Module Manufacturing
University of Houston – Clear Lake	Space Depot	TDC 40 – Micro-g NExT Challenge
University of Houston – Clear Lake	Interstellar Innovators	TDC 40 – Micro-g NExT Challenge
University of Houston – Clear Lake	Gamma Rays	TDC 109 – Lunar Surface Recycling-Scavenging and Reuse of Discarded Mission Hardware
University of Texas at Arlington	NaN	TDC 111 – Platform for Lunar Follow-Me Camera Drone
The University of Texas at Austin	Bevo-nauts	TDC 111 – Platform for Lunar Follow-Me Camera Drone
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	HEC3	TDC 00 – Rover to Traverse and Acquire Samples on the Asteroid Psyche