Since January of this year, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration?s twin Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, have been navigating rocky terrain and examining rocks and soils that hold clues to whether the environment on the Red Planet once was capable of supporting life. Meanwhile at Cal Poly Pomona, a group of more than 70 students and 15 faculty are researching and designing their own robotic rover prototype with the use of a $1.2 million NASA Partnership Award for the Integration of Research (PAIR) grant.