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Calhoun Community College Students Selected to Refurbish Lunar Rover

July 25, 2018

Decatur, AL – Recently, students enrolled in the Technologies Division at Calhoun Community College took delivery of a reclaimed lunar moon rover replica for the purpose of refurbishing it for exhibition around the world.

In partnership with the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Calhoun students from such areas as Design Drafting, Machine Tool, and Welding will work now through the end of the 2018 fall semester restoring the rover. According to Nina Bullock, design drafting technology instructor at Calhoun, the restoration project will be visible through the high-bay windows of the Aerospace Technology Center, located on Calhoun’s Decatur campus, for visitors to have the opportunity to view.

“Our students are extremely excited with the opportunity to work on this once in a lifetime project,” commented Bullock. “We strive to provide our students with as many real-world, hands-on experiences as possible while they are with us, and this project does just that,” Bullock added.

A NASA research facility with equipment and machinery, including a vehicle labeled with the NASA logo. Two people are visible, and an American flag hangs on the wall in the background.
Close-up of a vintage control panel labeled "POWER/TEMPERATURE MONITOR" with switches, dials, and analog gauges displaying values for motor temperature, battery voltage, and amps.
Four people carry large, metallic, spiral-patterned wheels through an industrial workshop. Equipment and tools are visible in the background, and two other people observe the activity.
A metal frame structure resembling a space vehicle seat with NASA and Fastenal logos sits in a lab with glass walls, equipment, and boxes visible in the background.
Four men are packing a satellite dish and equipment into a large wooden crate inside a spacious, industrial facility. Yellow straps hang from above, and a U.S. flag is visible on the wall in the background.
A large wooden crate is loaded onto a flatbed trailer inside an industrial building, with three people assisting. The trailer is attached to a pickup truck near an open garage door.