Tarleton State University Team Wins Top Prize at Texas Space Grant Consortium Design Challenge Showcase

Team RELLIS LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle) took first place as Top Design Team and was awarded $1,000 individual scholarships for each of the six students on the team, as well as $1,200 to be used to support the team’s project expenses. The group also won first place in Best Poster, second place in Top Peer Review and third place in Best Video.

“Our team participated in both the poster and oral presentation sessions, and our performance was outstanding among the 24 competing teams from universities across the state of Texas,” said Dr. Nourouddin Sharifi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and the RELLIS team’s faculty advisor.

The team’s winning project was titled “Next-Generation Lunar Terrain Vehicle (NextGen LTV) for Human and Robotic Exploration.” Students were tasked with developing the design and prototype for an innovative Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) concept optimized for long-range, energy-efficient and autonomous exploration of the Moon’s South Pole.

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Original Post Date: 12.16.25