I built a real Mars probe - now I'd like to fly it in-game

[Odyssey]

I am an aerospace engineer. I graduated from NC State, undergrad and Master's, class of 2008 and 2010, (Go Pack!).

For my senior design project, my team and I built a drilling platform rover for Mars exploration.

It was obviously never launched, but we built a real working model of the rover itself.

I've got a few photos from the project that you can see here.

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Is there a modder out there who could help me make this for real?

Now that there's drilling in-game, it'd be fun to use this little guy as a probe that can drill to tell you what's under the surface. Great for scouting.

[Astrofox]

Awesome! I actually want to go to NC State for the same career choice - Aerospace engineering!

I am not a modder, but I am glad that you have passed the finals!

Do you have any tips for me on Aerospace engineering?

Thank you and Congrats!

[Odyssey]

Astro- Not sure about your background or age, so I'll be generic. Obviously math and science and get a good SAT score. I assume they haven't changed too much of the course catalog since 2008, so I'll say not to worry about chemistry too much as you only need 101 and 201. Physics and equations are everything. Dr. Mazzoleni was head of the space division in my time and he's the nicest dude ever. Try to find a smart TA in your first aero courses who can guide you a bit. Also, just enjoy the labs.

Also, I took summer session courses every year (even straight out of high school). It's a great way to get a jump on things. If you go that route, use your summers to do something totally different, otherwise you just go blind on calculations.

I got a history minor with mine.

And study up on NASA history. There's a lot of solutions that have already been done that you can reuse...

Send me a private message and I'll keep an eye out for you as you go through.

Good luck kid!