A team of science-loving Surrey students has rocketed into a NASA-backed competition to build a rover that could roam on distant planets.

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The student team includes Jeevan Sandhu (team lead), Mehul Bhanot (safety officer), Omar Arain, Jasmeet Dhaliwal, Harmeet Sond, Manroop Padda, Parneet Dhesi, Haardik Garg, Victor Gupta and Alex Gupta.

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Still in the design phase, their LeoCraft rover is named for the school mascot of the Princess Margaret Lions.

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Uppal said a real challenge is trying to raise $50,000 for the trip to Alabama.

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The built rover must be then dismantled and shipped to the HERC event, according to some strict rules.

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