Try This NASA App for Learning About Space and Technology

Wouldn't it be fun for the kids for them to build their own Mars Rover prototypes. It is now possible through your web browser thanks to NASA's free web application. It is amazing graphics thanks to modern Javascript libraries and may even work on a mobile phone. It is published under the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the University of California.
The group that designed the site was a firm called Active Theory. It is a private company that works with a wide variety of clients. The details of how they obained the contract with NASA is unknown, but it may be due to the proximity of their office and their impressive portfolio.
The project has been posted with its full source code and a permissive license. This means that other web developers may create their own building applications using their own animations. It would not be surprising to see mobile applications being built with similar freatures in the near future.
The Mars Rover mission has been ongoing for decades and is pretty much our only contact with the planet. These robots are used as remote geologists to obtain an understanding of its surface. It is also the only means to know if we encounter life on mars since humans have yet to land on the planet.
It is a complex design with multiple safeguards and features to keep it alive during long-distance excursions. It has an internal temperature control mechanism to keep its precious electronics stable. It has a solar generator so that it is not dependent on fuel to keep going for a long time. Most importantly, it has a built-in computer to process information and communicate with NASA.
Of course, advancements with future rovers or probes are still in development to gather information more efficiently. With this neat online tool, it may inspire a future generation of engineers to produce the technology we need for planetary exploration. Other projects, like Voyager 1 & 2, were designed brilliantly enough that we still receive ongoing information from beyond our ability to travel in space. For more information click here https://opensourcerover.jpl.nasa.gov.