CALIFORNIA SPACE AUTHORITY PRESS RELEASE
Washington, DC – The California Space Education and Workforce Institute and California Space Authority announced today during a ceremony at NASA Headquarters that 20 teams have registered to compete in the 2008 Regolith Excavation Challenge.
The teams competing for the $750,000 prize purse hail from 12 states and represent a variety of backgrounds, including universities, seasoned private sector robotics teams, and industry based competitors. The Challenge event will take place during August 2nd and 3rd on the campus of challenge co-host California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo College of Engineering.
