MSSA acts as a regulatory authority and co-organizer for Indian Rover Challenge (IRC). The IRC is an annual robotics competition which features an engineering challenge to engage students worldwide in the next phase of space exploration. IRC is the only robotics and space exploration competition of its kind in Asia-Pacific which aims to ignite and encourage the spirit of innovation amongst budding engineers as they set on a quest to build a space exploration rovers, using their skills and ideas. The competition challenges college students to design and develop next-generation Mars Rovers and compete in Mars Simulated conditions. Indian Rover Challenge is a part of the Rover Challenge Series (RCS) of The Mars Society.  The first event of MSSA was Indian Rover Challenge 2020, the finals of which took place in Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai during 17-20 January 2020. 35 teams registered for the event and 20 were shortlisted for the finals.