Three Mexican students ages 12 to 14 won the second place in the 2013 International Air and Space Program (IASP), an annual tournament organized by NASA.
In this year's tournament, the IASP welcomed a Mexican team and their project, a robot designed for Mars missions called "Hubble M-3." The robot was then evaluated by NASA engineers, who awarded them second place.
According to Mexican newspaper El Universal, the tournament lasted 3 days and took place in NASA's Space Center, where different activities were carried out culminating in the awarding of the three best projects designed by minors of different nationalities.
The Mexican robot, the Hubble M-3, received good grades due to its design and the research that went into it.
According to CNN, José Antonio Galicia, Héctor Enrique Nieto and Rafael Ríos expressed their satisfaction after being awarded by NASA, since they were competing against teams comprised of older children.
The Mexican team currently is completing its secondary education in Mexico City and they belong to the Microbotix community, an advanced technology education college.
Besides their trip to NASA's facilities, where they spent some time with researchers and other specialists like Marc Reagan and astronaut John David Bartoe, the Mexican team received two full scholarships to compete in next year's IASP.
The IASP is an international competition developed by NASA to promote human development, science and technology, and boost innovation in children who can help solve difficulties in outer space.
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