Build, Launch, Recover: Build a Crawler-Transporter Activity

Build, Launch, Recover: Build a Crawler-Transporter ActivityScience · Engineering & Technology · Grades 5–12Activity

Participants will design and build a rubber band-powered model of NASA’s crawler-transporter that will be able to carry the most mass possible the farthest distance without failure.

From NASA STEM Engagement · Public domain (US Gov) · original source

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