About Moon Camp Discovery

In the future, to enable astronauts to stay on the Moon for long periods of time, new infrastructures must be developed to overcome important challenges. Such challenges include protection from radiation and meteorites, energy production, the extraction and recycling of water, food production and much more.

In Moon Camp Discovery each team’s mission is to 3D design only one component of a Moon Camp, using Tinkercad. Teams can choose to design the:

Lunar Lander
Lunar Orbital Space Station
Lunar Rover
Moon Base
Rocket
Space Suit – new

Moon Camp Discovery is a non-competitive mission for beginners. All participants whose entries comply with the guidelines will receive a special participation certificate and their project will be displayed on the Moon Camp online platform.

Timeline

Registrations for the challenge are open from 16 September 2021 to 21 April 2022.

Who can participate?

To participate in the Moon Camp Discovery, teams should be comprised of 1 to 6 students and must be supported by a teacher, educator or parent. An adult must submit the project for minors.
Participation in Moon Camp Discovery is open worldwide* to teams of students aged up to 19 years old, but it is recommended for students aged 6 to 14 years old. Students attending a postsecondary/tertiary institution are not eligible to participate.
Teams are allowed to submit a project to both Moon Camp Discovery and Moon Camp Explorers or Pioneers.
There is no limit to the number of teams a teacher or educator and school or club can enter.

How to submit the project?

1. The 3D model must be created exclusively using Autodesk® Tinkercad™. Submissions created in other software programs will not be accepted.
2. Projects must be submitted to the Moon Camp online platform. The deadline is 21 April 2022.
3. By submitting the project, the participants agree that their project will be shared on the Moon Camp platform. Participants accept that ESA Education and partners have the right to use the entirety or parts of the project for outreach and education purposes.
4. Submissions must include:
a short paragraph description of the project written in English;
at least one screen capture of the 3D model as a .JPG or .PNG;
the public link to the Tinkercad project, with an Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 (CC-BY-SA 3.0) license.
5. Each team must model all individual components of the design. It is not permitted to import existing CAD data into the design, with the exception of any files provided by Autodesk, ESA, or Airbus Foundation.
6. The team must be the sole author/owner of the project and all materials submitted to the
Moon Camp Challenge. Projects sponsored or funded by third parties may not be used. No third party (including your school or project sponsors) should have any rights to materials you submit.
7. ESA and Airbus Foundation, at their sole discretion, reserve the right to disqualify submissions that do not follow the guidelines, or that contain messages that are deemed inappropriate or inadequate for the audience.

3D Design tool

If your team is joining the Moon Camp Discovery you will have to create your 3D Design using Autodesk Tinkercad. Tinkercad is a free, easy-to-use web-based app for 3D design.

Are you new to 3D Design? Do not worry; start learning 3D design following the step-by-step tutorials below.

Questions?

For any questions, consult the FAQ section or send an email to moon.camp@esa.int

Discovery Projects Gallery 2021-2022

Below you can find some of the Moon Camp Discovery projects. For more projects visit the Moon Camp Discovery 2021-2022 project gallery.

  Team Ariane

  Tuebingen – Germany

  LATINOAMERICANO COL 01

  Tulua – Colombia

  Hayes Samuel

  Frouzins – France