Opportunity is a 2.5x scale model of the M.E.R. (Mars Exploration Rover) Opportunity that went to Mars in 2004 with its twin M.E.R. Spirit. Given our name and space obsession, we were overjoyed at the chance to build this drivable scale model on a scissor lift for Burning Man 2024.

Client: Space Punks
Year: 2024
Medium: Aluminum, LEDs

Credits

Originally Engineered by: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Lead Engineer: Ryan Longo (Instagram)
Project Manager: Kevin Bracken
Welder: Blake Carter
Welder: Michael Roy
Welder: Greg Baker
Lighting: Blake Hicks (Instagram)
Electrical: Matthew Martsolf