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For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology is an international youth organization that operates the FIRST Robotics Competition, FIRST LEGO League Challenge, FIRST LEGO League Explore, FIRST LEGO League Discover, and FIRST Tech Challenge competitions.

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Society of Automotive Engineers Collegiate Design Series – Formula SAE, Formula SAE Electric, Baja SAE, SAE Aero Design, Clean Snowmobile, and AutoDrive Challenge Vehicle design Competitions – provides world-class, hands-on STEM learning experiences for undergraduate and graduate students.

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Promoting educational involvement in spaceport activities, and education and training of the workforce to develop the skills needed for spaceport operations, is part of the mission of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority.

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Started in 1996 by the AIAA Applied Aerodynamics, Aircraft Design, Design Engineering and Flight Test Technical Committees is an opportunity for university students to apply real-world aircraft design experience by giving them the opportunity to validate their analytic studies.

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American Society of Mechanical Engineering Student Mechanism Design Competition provides a platform to present solutions to design problems – from everyday household tasks to groundbreaking space exploration. Each team is required to design, construct and operate a prototype meeting the requirements of an annually determined problem statement.

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Shell Eco-marathon is an international educational program and competition that challenges student teams to design, build, and operate energy-efficient vehicles. The goal is to achieve the highest possible fuel efficiency while considering different energy sources and innovative technologies. This global academic program and prestigious student engineering competition push the boundaries of energy optimization, fostering creativity and technological advancement.

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The MATE ROV Competition is an underwater robotics (aka remotely operated vehicle or ROV) challenge that engages a global community of learners each year.

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RoboGames is the Olympics of Robots – inviting the best minds from around the world to compete in over 50 different events: combat robots, fire- fighters, LEGO bots, hockey bots, walking humanoids, soccer bots, sumo bots, and even androids that do kung-fu. Some robots are autonomous, and some are remote-controlled - but they're all cool! As an open event, anyone can compete.

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Solar Splash is an annual collegiate solar boating competition that started in 1994 – an intercollegiate solar/electric boat competition dedicated to showing the feasibility of solar energy.

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