- December 20, 2024
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's EagleCam team — which designed and built a student project that became the first of its kind to land on the moon — was recently recognized by the U.S. Senate, a university press release announced.
The EagleCam, a mini-satellite camera system, touched down on the moon aboard Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus Nova-C class Lunar Lander in February. Barry Cotton, the central Florida district director from the Office of U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, visited Embry-Riddle last week to meet the EagleCam team and tour the Space Technologies Laboratory, where the device was manufactured.
“It was an honor to host Mr. Cotton, as a representative from the U.S. Senate, and present such an up close and personal look at the amazing things our students accomplished," said Dr. Troy Henderson, faculty team lead, in the press release. “EagleCam was a student-run project from day one. It took years of perseverance and innovation. For all that hard work to be recognized at such a high level should inspire this team to keep pursuing lofty goals long into the future.”
Scott’s team also toured the Daytona Beach Campus and the John Mica Engineering and Aerospace Research Complex (MicaPlex), then met with Embry-Riddle President P. Barry Butler and other university leaders.
