The Athena Student Interns Program involves students from around the country in the Mars Exploration Rover mission. Thirteen teams of high school students and their teachers worked with mentors from the Athena Science Team from May 2003 through May 2004 and were part of the Science Team at JPL during landed operations on Mars!

Meet The Teams! Durham Academy Upper School, Durham, NC Wheaton-Warrenville High School, Wheaton, IL University High School, Los Angeles, CA Ramsay High School, Birmingham, AL Sam Rayburn High School, Pasadena, TX Heyworth High School, Heyworth, IL West Valley High School, Cottonwood, CA Silver Stage High School, Silver Springs, NV Centaurus High School, Lafayette, CO Milton Hershey School, Hershey, PA Laguna-Acoma High School, Casablanca, NM William Allen High School, Allentown, PA Nardin Academy, Buffalo, NY Photo Gallery View team photos! Read Student Scientists Journals Durham, NC Team journals Wheaton, IL Team journals Birmingham, AL Team journals Pasadena, TX Team journals Heyworth Team journals Cottonwood/Redding Team journals Silver Springs Team journals Lafayette Team journals Hershey Team journals Laguna-Acoma Team journals Allentown Team journals Buffalo Team journals Features "Way Cool Student Scientists" + Silver Springs, NV + Lafayette, CO + Birmingham, AL + Buffalo, NY + Cottonwood/Redding, CA + Durham, NC "Backyard Geology" + Birmingham, AL + Heyworth, IL + Durham, NC Links: Top Picks + Athena site + Public SAP + Screensaver Other cool stuff

NASA piloted the Athena Student Interns Program during the FIDO Field Tests in August 2002. FIDO is a prototype Mars rover that scientists and engineers use here on Earth to prepare for intense operations during the mission on Mars. The students got a chance to work with the Science Team to analyze data, create and test hypotheses, and develop commands to be sent to the rover. Learn more about the students' experiences during FIDO's time in the desert!