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Moon Camp Explorers Gallery 2020-2021

In Moon Camp Explorers each team’s mission is to 3D design a complete Moon Camp using Tinkercad. They also have to explain how they will use local resources, protect astronauts from the dangerous of space and describe the living and working facilities.

Team: Chang’e Team

Mental Flow Education  Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province    China 10

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Project description

The name of our base is Wanhu Palace. Wanhu was an official of Ming Dynasty who made several attempts to fly into space. Once, he sat on a chair which is full of gunpowder in the back with two big kites in his hands and finally disappeared into a mass of fire.

He was a great man, whose memory lives on. So, we named it Wanhu Palace.

Our base can be divided into three parts. The first part is the classroom, there are several teachers here who could explain all kinds of interesting knowledge to students. the second part is the dining room, there is a front desk where people can have breakfast, lunch and dinner in the hospital. The third part is the hospital, there are three beds, can receive many patients.

Recreation Area:

yoga, running and a variety of other sports, etc. So many activities would make you keep fit.

Residential area:

There is a TV, a sofa where people could sit and watch TV, and lots of plants.

Research room:

There are several computers, which enable you to finish scientific research tasks. Research Room 2: It is usually used for experiments.

Planting area:

Planting some potatoes, wheat, vegetables and other vegetables and food.

Escape pod:

in case of emergency, it can provide you with temporary shelter and lead you to the way to the escape rocket.

Where do you want to build your Moon Camp?

Close to the Lunar Poles

Why did you choose this location?

There are abundant water and ice resources at the two poles of the moon, and there’s full of sunlight, so we choose to build bases at the two poles of the moon. Because the asteroid will not impact under the surface layer, and the crater is suitable for scientific research, part of our building structure is in and under the crater. When rockets and missiles launch, they produce a lot of poisonous gases and fogs, so we build them outside the mountain, which can help to protect our base.

How do you plan to build your Moon Camp? Which materials would you use?

We choose 3D printing lunar clay as the pillar of the house, and we also use the strong and light Carbon nanotubes as the sub pillar of the house. We will also extract titanium and lead from lunar soil, because it can effectively prevent radiation. In order to keep astronauts healthy and keep plants and animals growing rapidly , we use high-strength glass as the main material.

Explain how your Moon Camp will provide the astronauts with:
Water
Food
Electricity
Air

Two poles of water ice are transported to the melting equipment for melting. The melted water can be used in two ways: (1) it can be directly sent to various places for residents and scientists to use. (2) The oxygen is directly sent to various places for inhabitants and researchers to use. Hydrogen can be used as a fuel and clean energy.

There are potatoes, cucumbers, corn, wheat, pigs, cattle and so on in the farm of the camp, which is enough to meet the daily needs of astronauts. The high temperature and heat-resistant tempered glass outside the food growing room can resist the attack of meteorite and solar wind.

There are two kinds of energy in the camp: solar and nuclear. Solar energy comes from solar panels in the base, while nuclear energy comes from uranium in the moon itself.

Air can come from oxygen produced after water electrolysis.(2H2O = 2H2↑ +O2↑)

Describe a day on the Moon for one of your Moon Camp astronauts

At 6 o’clock in the morning, I woke up from my sleep. Of course, the first thing after getting up is to wash and fold the quilt. At 6:30, I went to the gym on the basement floor to run and ride a bike. After exercising for an hour and a half, I took a hot bath and ate a bowl of noodle soup in the cafeteria on the basement floor. After breakfast, it’s time to start work.

I worked from 8:30 to 12 o’clock. I carried out many experiments in the research room located on the ground. After finishing the experiment, I went to the canteen to eat roast suckling pig, some vegetables and rice from the farm as a delicious lunch. From 14:00 to 15:00, I performed a “small medical examination” for the escape capsule on the second underground floor, and went to the moon watch to check the situation of the Dongfeng-41 missile. Then, I fed the animals and watered the plants for another hour. From 16:00 to 18:00, I put on a spacesuit and drove a lunar rover to collect 1 ton of water ice and break it down into water and oxygen.

After eating this delicious meal, I will spend an hour and a half reporting the results of the day to the headquarters. The next 2 hours are time for free entertainment and exercise. At 23 o’clock, I took a shower, fell on the comfortable, soft bed, and fell into a sweet dream.


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