Leipzig students have been doing it for a long time since 2007 and have won top prizes at NASA with their now over 30 self-built moon buggies. There have been 3 world championship titles by 2019. Some are now aspiring astronauts, space engineers but also successful junior managers of regional craft businesses. Cosma Heckel (16) saw the new NASA moon rocket SLS launch live with the Bremen Orion service module and decided to pursue a trade with a high school diploma (DuBAS). She leads the current NASA team from Germany and wants to promote crafts, technical careers and engineering in schools. For this purpose, she has modified a 1:10 model kit of such a moon buggy made of stainless steel and is offering it to schools together with the Chamber of Crafts and involved training companies.

Here's how it works: 50 kits are immediately available. Then there are other modules such as coloring, 3D printing and electronics. The first schools to register before Christmas will receive an exclusive lecture from Cosma. The best young designers receive an invitation to join their NASA team and begin a breathtaking time with travel through many craft businesses, joint design and of course exciting training. In April 2024, the best participants will travel to NASA in the moon rocket city of the USA and will be the only team to represent the capabilities of the European Union.

On November 1st In 2023, she will present the new 1:10 kits at a press conference and will also show the mobile 1:1 version that starred in the US film adventure “Space Warriors”.

Cosma get accreditation as vocational-training ambassador!

The occasion was today's appointment of Cosma as an ambassador for training in the craft, made by the President Mr. Matthias Forßbohm, the Chief Executive Mr. Volker Lux and the press officer Dr. Andrea Wolter, the Chamber of Crafts Leipzig. This happened during the press conference of the Chamber of Crafts for the publication of the economic figures and the start of a special program for career orientation in schools in which Cosma plays a leading role with her self-modified 1:10 models of the Moonbuggys.

The kits, which were laser-cut at the HOLL metalworking company, can now be ordered by any school for learning motor skills at the Leipzig Chamber of Crafts. The fully assembled, creatively designed and upgraded models with 3D-Print and an electric circuit will then be awarded prizes by Cosma and a jury of experts. Prizes and an invitation to the next NASA Rover Challenge in the USA will be awarded.

On November 13th the Chamber of Crafts in Leipzig will present Cosmas educational set nationalwide.

The radio report focuses on the dual vocational training with A-level-exam in Saxoinia (DuBAS).
The whole radio.report (in german).