(Des Moines, IA) -- A group of high school students in Des Moines have been chosen as one of NASA's top five teams in national challenge.
A group of five students from North High School called Team FrostByte, competed with students across the country in NASA's 2024 App Development Challenge (ADC).
NASA says "The ADC is a coding challenge in which NASA presents technical problems to middle and high school students seeking student contributions to deep space exploration missions. By responding to the ADC, students take a part directly in the Artemis Generation endeavors to land American astronauts, including the first woman and first person of color on the Moon. Utilizing what we learn on and around the Moon to take the giant leap: sending the first astronauts to Mars."
The ADC is part of NASA's Next Gen STEM project.
Team FrostByte created an app that simulates a rover traveling an unexplored region of the moon, allowing users to experience a space mission.
The students are heading to the Johnson Space Center in Houston today (Mon) and will present their app to NASA tomorrow.
They will also tour NASA's unique facilities and meet industry leaders.
The event runs today through Friday, April 18.