Queen's University students blast off to US for Nasa robotics competition
The students will head to Florida to compete against university teams from Australia, India and the US.
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"it's a great feeling to have been invited and they're looking forward to the opportunity to take part."
— Jack Fitzpatrick , Academic
"We got on very well. We ended up winning the competition and had great fun."
— Jamie Smith , Athlete
"It's just a great opportunity to represent Northern Ireland, the UK and really Europe abroad as we are the only European team that will be there."
— Jack Fitzpatrick , Academic
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The students will head to Florida to compete against university teams from Australia, India and the US.
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