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The Westwood Academy has been selected to join one of the world’s most esteemed engineering design challenges, NASA’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC). This annual competition, hosted by NASA, tasks a team of our students with designing, engineering, and building a human-powered rover to navigate a half-mile course, overcoming real-life challenges faced by NASA, such as asteroid debris, crevasses, and rocky landscapes.

A team of our talented students will proudly represent the United Kingdom as they compete against 75 schools, colleges, and universities from around the globe! They'll showcase their ingenuity in designing, building, and testing a human-powered rover engineered to conquer the challenges of simulated extraterrestrial terrains.

We are one of only two schools in all of Europe to be accepted into the Human-Powered section of the competition, and we are the only school representing the UK.

The Westwood Academy’s team is one of 75 teams from around the world accepted into the competition. We are one of only two schools in all of Europe to be accepted into the Human-Powered section of the competition, and we are the only school representing the UK.

The student team consist of;

Rosa Stringer - student team leader

Jess Harlock - safety officer

Tyler Davidson - Lead engineer

Ethan Graham - Timing and organisation

Lilly Fox - social media and emotional support

Nathan Wilson - assistant safety officer

Abby Sun - Assistant social media

Jayden Mabandla – Engineer

Lilly Cohen - Female pilot

Yugaan Withana - Engineer and male pilot.

“This is a massive achievement for the students, the school, the local community of Coventry and Warwickshire and the UK. We will be competing at the home of NASA on Tranquillity Base 1 in Alabama, USA” – Mr J.Suther – Team Advisor

If you would like to sponsor the students who are taking on this momentous achievement, please contact Hercteam@twa.kmat.org.uk in the first instance.

The team will be posting updates about their progress via
Facebook, Twitter/X and instagram
facebook: Chippy Chips Space Program
X: @CCSpaceprogram
Instagram: @Chippychipsspaceprogram