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!
FALL 2025 SHOWCASE RESULTS
TOP DESIGN TEAM
RELLIS LTV – Tarleton State University
The RELLIS LTV team aimed to design a fast, efficient, lightweight, and functioning lunar transport vehicle. By creating a functioning reliable suspension system, their lunar transport vehicle could be able to handle the rough terrain of the lunar surface, while also being resistant to the elements.
Posters, models, and oral presentation were reviewed during the two-day Showcase event. NASA Texas Space Grant would like to thank the judges for their support and to our opening guest speaker, Tyler Gilliland of Intuitive Machines.
Top Design Teams
- RELLIS LTV – Tarleton State University
- RadCat Sentinels – Texas State University
- Aggienauts – Texas A&M University
- Lights, Camera, Bobcats! – Texas State University
The Top Design Teams were computed by combining the scores for the following categories:
Best Poster
- RELLIS LTV – Tarleton State University
- RadCat Sentinels – Texas State University
- Aggienauts – Texas A&M University
- 12th Man BioFrontier – Texas A&M University
Best Video
- Bobcats in Outer Space Structures – Texas State University
- Pioneer 39 – Houston City College
- RELLIS LTV – Tarleton State University
- Cosmic Commanders – University of Houston Clear Lake
Top Peer Review
- Cosmic Commanders – University of Houston Clear Lake
- RELLIS LTV – Tarleton State University
- Password: B0bc@t – Texas State University
- RadCat Sentinels – Texas State University
Best Oral Presentation
- Lights, Camera, Bobcats! – Texas State University
- Aggienauts – Texas A&M University
- NaN – University of Texas at Arlington
- Interstellar Innovators – University of Houston Clear Lake
Congratulations to all the students and many thanks to their faculty and NASA mentors! Thank you for your support of the Design Challenge program.
We’ll see you in the Spring!
Competing Teams
| INSTITUTION | TEAM | TOPIC | POSTER | VIDEO |
| Houston Community College | Pioneer 39 | TDC 40 – Micro-g NExT Challenge | LINK | LINK |
| Prairie View A&M | Team Zenon | TDC 107 – Micro Nuclear Reactor | LINK | LINK |
| San Jacinto College | San Jacinto Flight Crew | TDC 80 – NASA SUITS Challenge | LINK | LINK |
| Tarleton State University | RELLIS LTV | TDC 00 – Next-Generation Lunar Terrain Vehicle for Human and Robotic Exploration | LINK | LINK |
| Tarleton State University | Team BOB | TDC 108 – Radiation Tolerant Motor Controller | LINK | TBD |
| Texas A&M University | 12th Man BioFrontier | TDC 00 – Determining the Efficacy of Exercise Countermeasures to Protect Crew Health | LINK | LINK |
| Texas A&M University | Aggienauts | TDC 00 – Cardiovascular Countermeasures for Extended Deep-space Habitation | LINK | LINK |
| Texas A&M University | Artemis Accords | TDC 130 – Human Lander Challenge | LINK | LINK |
| Texas A&M University – Kingsville | Interstellar Corporation | TDC 140 – NASA TechLeap | N/A | N/A |
| Texas A&M University – Kingsville | Farscape Engineering Co. | TDC 101 – Laying Power or Fiber Optic Cable on the Moon | LINK | LINK |
| Texas State University | RadDAWGS | TDC 103 – Radiation Tolerant Crew Laptop | LINK | LINK |
| Texas State University | Password: B0bc@t | TDC 86 – Integrated Camera & Lighting System Optical Optimization Project | LINK | LINK |
| Texas State University | BOSS (Bobcats in Outer Space Structures) | TDC 106 – Lunar & Mars Surface Habitat Module Manufacturing | LINK | LINK |
| Texas State University | RadCat Sentinels | TDC 103 – Radiation-Tolerant Crew Laptop | LINK | LINK |
| Texas State University | Lights, Camera, Bobcats! | TDC-86 – Integrated Camera & Lighting System Optical Optimization Project | LINK | LINK |
| University of Houston – Clear Lake | Cosmic Commanders | TDC 106 – Lunar & Mars Surface Habitat Module Manufacturing | LINK | LINK |
| University of Houston – Clear Lake | Space Depot | TDC 40 – Micro-g NExT Challenge | LINK | LINK |
| University of Houston – Clear Lake | Interstellar Innovators | TDC 40 – Micro-g NExT Challenge | LINK | LINK |
| University of Houston – Clear Lake | Gamma Rays | TDC 109 – Lunar Surface Recycling-Scavenging and Reuse of Discarded Mission Hardware | LINK | LINK |
| University of Texas at Arlington | NaN | TDC 111 – Platform for Lunar Follow-Me Camera Drone | LINK | LINK |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Bevo-nauts | TDC 111 – Platform for Lunar Follow-Me Camera Drone | LINK | LINK |
| University of Texas at Tyler | Aether | TDC 106 – Lunar & Mars Surface Habitat Module Manufacturing | LINK | LINK |
| University of Texas at Tyler | L.E.N.S. | TDC 86 – Integrated Camera & Lighting System Optical Optimization Project | LINK | LINK |
| University of Texas at Tyler | Astroverse | TDC 00 – Rover to Traverse and Acquire Samples on the Asteroid Psyche | LINK | LINK |