PEC at Moonbuggy Race 2009, NASA, USA" (April 2009)
PEC is the first Indian University whose teams have completed the Simulated Lunar Surface track at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Huntsville, Alabama at the Moonbuggy race held in the first week of April 2009.
Two teams from PEC had participated in the race:
Team I: Kalpana
Team Kalpana was formed to represent PEC at the Great Moonbuggy Race 2009 in memory of its alumni, NASA Astronaut Kalpana Chawla. The team comprised of:
Apoorv Devgan (Team Leader),Final Year, Mechanical Engineering
Khagesh Kaushal, Final Year, Mechanical Engineering
Akash Joshi, Final Year, Production
Arjun Tuteja,Final Year, Mechanical Engineering
Sahib Singh,Second Year, Aeronautical Engineering
Kismat Virk, Second Year, Aeronautical Engineering
It was supported by Chandigarh Administration, Kalpana Chawla Memorial Foundation, PEC Alumni Society (PALS) and PEC Old Students Association (PECOSA). The team’s sponsors included PUMA and Matrix Cellular.
Accomplishments:
The team was the first Indian team ever to cover the Simulated Lunar Surface Track at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in its first attempt itself.
Team II: UFO
The team comprised of:
Anant Puri (Team Leader), Final Year, Mechanical Engineering
Bharat Bhasin, Final Year Mechanical Engineering
Abhishek Aggarwal,Fiinal Year, Mechanical Engineering
Sanampreet Singh Sarabha, Final Year, Mechanical Engineering
Ankit Mahajan, Final Year, Mechanical Engineering
Simran Sidhu, Final Year, E&EC
The team was supported by Chandigarh Administration. It was also sponsored by Swaraj Tractors
Accomplishments:
Rookie Award:
Home 
10th overall