A team of Texas Woman’s kinesiology students researched, designed, fabricated and tested a wearable exercise device that could potentially transform astronauts’ workouts in space flight. 

The team, dubbed Team Pleiades, took second place overall at a NASA-sponsored statewide design competition. The four seniors took first place in oral presentation and third for best poster. Team members Anaya Kashikar (team lead), Clay Martin, Martha Hinojosa and Matthew Pearson received scholarships for their project. 

TWU was the only kinesiology department represented at the Texas Space Grant Consortium Design Challenge, which wrapped up April 18 just outside of Houston. The majority of the 25 college teams in the competition are engineering students.