moon_camp

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: CA United Nations

Canadian International school kunshan  Kunshan    China 14

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Project description

Our lunar camp is suspend in the midair, it is supported by two pillars because we do not want to destroy the surface of the moon, and we do not have to dig a lot. In addition, our camp consists of three parts: reception room, laboratory, observation room. We contained basic facilities construction, research room for exploring science, medical room and hydroponic plants. You can also use experimental utensils to observe how some animals and plants grow.

Where do you want to build your Moon Camp?

South side of the Moon

Why did you choose this location?

There are many craters, moon sea, Moon land and mountain ranges on the moon. We chose the south side of the moon, because the largest crater is Bailey circle mountain is there, which accounts for 7-10% of the lunar surface and has a diameter of 295kilometers.Moreover, water resources are likely to appear on the south side of the moon. Scientists think that the back side of the moon is very convenient for storing water. If we find water on the moon, it will be of great help to human landing, development and establishment of lunar camp.

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

The shell is a thin-walled shell made of alloy steel, aluminum alloy and composite materials. The inner wall of the shell is provided with a rubber impregnated asbestos cloth insulation layer. The outer surface of the shell is also coated with a thin insulation layer to reduce the influence of aerodynamic heating. The rocks on the moon mainly include iron and titanium moon sea basalt; plagioclase, which is rich in potassium, rare earth and phosphorus, so we can use the rare materials and original materials on the moon for a series of processing. We use fuel to run the laboratory. The fuel we need is nitrogen, and the oxides containing nitrogen are: CO, H2, C2H2, CH4, C2H4, CH3CH2OH. The parts outside the viewing room mainly play the role of structural support, and most of them are made of high-strength aluminum alloy semi hard shell structure or honeycomb structure.

 

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

We bring water to the Moon Camp from the Earth, stored them in water injection tank. We will also get water from the moon, the astronauts need to explore about the water sources.

We will provide enough water and food (dehydrated food). Astronauts can grow it in our moon camp so that they can eat fresh vegetables. The defecation system and other facilities are also very complete. We will try our best to make them live as if they were on earth.

The shell is a thin-walled shell made of alloy steel, aluminum alloy and composite materials. The inner wall of the shell is provided with a rubber impregnated asbestos cloth insulation layer. The outer surface of the shell is also coated with a thin insulation layer to reduce the influence of aerodynamic heating. The rocks on the moon mainly include iron and titanium moon sea basalt; plagioclase, which is rich in potassium, rare earth and phosphorus, so we can use the rare materials and original materials on the moon for a series of processing. We use fuel to run the laboratory. The fuel we need is nitrogen, and the oxides containing nitrogen are: CO, H2, C2H2, CH4, C2H4, CH3CH2OH. The parts outside the viewing room mainly play the role of structural support, and most of them are made of high-strength aluminum alloy semi hard shell structure or honeycomb structure.

Our moon camp can provide oxygen. There is a complex system for the gas supply and control in the cabin. The total atmospheric pressure and partial pressure of oxygen in the cabin are measured by sensors, so that it must be close to the natural atmospheric pressure and mixed concentration. In addition to ensuring gas supply, pressure monitoring, gas purification, gas composition analysis, using fans to promote gas circulation, reducing harmful gas composition to the allowable range, etc.

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

When they get up, they will wash, have a nutritious breakfast and check their body data. Then go to the laboratory to check the growth of plants and record it. Then send the data to the earth for discussion and research with scientific personnel, and then report it. They also need to check the hardware of moon camp to prevent any failure. They help us operate moon camp very well. Then they have lunch and plenty of water. In the afternoon, we completed the mission given by earth scientists: exploring unknown life on the moon and surveying some non renewable life on the earth. They will take turns to stand guard every day, check water resources, electricity and other conditions, to ensure that everyone gets enough rest.


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