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Students Biben Mathew (left), 16, and Cuong Tran, 18, work on this robot.
In addition to SPARC-simulated space flights, students are working on creating a competing robot designed to go underwater and check pipelines.
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In addition to SPARC-simulated space flights, students are working on creating a competing robot designed to go underwater and check pipelines.
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Students work at the simulation NASA headquarters.
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Astronauts Kevin Huang and Thomas Juhaf prepare for takeoff at SPARC at Northeast High School. MARIA POUCHNIKOVA / TIMES PHOTOS