Oregon City STEM robotics team wins share of national NASA competition The "Lunar Ladies" won the state's grand prize for the second year in a row and were national co-winners with 3 other teams Author: Devon Haskins Updated: 12:55 PM PST February 22, 2021 OREGON CITY, Ore. — When the Perseverance Rover landed on Mars on Thursday, a middle and high school STEM robotics team was watching. "It was nice to see when the parachute came out and when then the rotors landing system was showing, so it'd figure out where it was going to land. I really liked that," said 10th grader Pahlychai Thao.