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Meet the JPL Interns Preparing a Team of Rovers for the Moon

Written by Vince RobbinsMay 6, 2024

Six students of various ethnicities and genders walk out of a garage housing a model of the Perseverance Mars rover.

These JPL interns worked on the development and testing of the hardware and software for CADRE, NASA’s upcoming lunar technology demonstration.

For these six students, an internship at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory meant playing a key hands-on role in developing a trio of small rovers destined for the Moon and designed to show the promise of multirobot missions.

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About the Author

Vince Robbins

Writer, JPL Internal Communications and Engagement

Vince Robbins is a writer on the Internal Communications and Engagement team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He enjoys reading books, traveling light, and learning about LA history.