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\nThe successful teams will go on to present their projects in Barcelona on 8-9 September, when the overall winners will be picked by a jury that will include members of the ESA\/Aurora Exploratory Programme Advisory Committee (EPAC). <\/p>\n\u201cESA is always on the lookout for imaginative new ideas and concepts that could enhance Europe\u2019s long-term plans for the robotic and human exploration of the solar system, and we believe that European universities can contribute much to this,\u201d said the competition organiser, Piero Messina of the Aurora Programme Office. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe are delighted at the response from the next generation of mission designers and engineers,\u201d he added. \u201cAll of the projects are of an excellent standard and the panel would like to express its appreciation of the students\u2019 work, effort and enthusiasm.\u201d <\/p>\n
Design entries were invited for five categories: Arrow and Flagship missions, Enabling Technologies, Surface Robotics and Human Missions. The three most impressive entries in each category were chosen by the panel of experts, with a further two from the Human Missions’ section where competition was particularly fierce. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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