Date: April 21, 2026
Time: 9 am - 3 pm
Audience: Registered Teams & Schools 
Location: Montana State University

About

The ROADS (Rovers Observation and Discoveries in Space) program offers students hands-on experiences exploring STEM concepts based on real-life NASA missions. Teams who complete the challenges and submit their results are entered into a drawing to win a trip to Kennedy Space Center. In May of 2024, three Montana Teams won the trip. 

Northwest Earth & Space Science Pathways (NESSP), based at Central Washington University, developed the program with a NASA grant.

Montana Hub Event

MSU Academic Technology and Outreach is hosting a ROADS (Rovers, Observation, and Drone Survey) Hub event on April 21, 2026. Teams from around Montana will converge at Montana State University to share their ROADS projects.

ROADS 2026

NASA’s Artemis missions are the basis for this year’s ROADS program. At the Hub event, teams will demonstrate their solutions to several mission objectives, including the following:

  • Taking aeral observations with kites
  • Presenting ways to survive on Venus
  • Building and programming robots to navigate Venus

Registration

Registration is closed.

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For More Information

For more information about the ROADS challenge or if you are interested in signing up for future ROADS challenges, see the Northwest Earth & Space Science Pathways website.

Montana Hub Event Contact

Rhiannon Fleming
sci.outreach@montana.edu