The Martian lander “Eagle” prepared by students from the Off-Road Scientific Circle of the Wrocław University of Technology reached the final of the Mars Society and NASA competition – informs Michał Ciepielski from the university information and promotion department.

The competition task was to develop the simplest, safest and cheapest lander that can deliver 10 tons of cargo to Mars using technologies that could be developed by 2026.

Wrocław students have proposed 3D printing technology for electronics. This is a significant reduction in the mass of systems at low cost – now most of the temperature, humidity, pressure, wind strength and UV radiation sensors are easily printable.

Five projects from Poland, France and the USA, as well as joint projects from Germany and Sweden and from India and Italy have been qualified for the finals. The winners will be announced at the end of August during the convention of The Mars Society in Pasadena.