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: 2theMOONandBACK
EBS da Bemposta Portimão Portugal 14
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Project description
We decided to call our lunar base “Lusitanus” to honor the achievements of the Portuguese people and the traditions of our country. One of the most important things In Portugal Culture is Fado, a style of music known internationally, characterized by “Saudade,” in Portuguese, the feeling of missing someone or something, that’s why we have called our greenhouse “Fado” so that the astronauts can look at stars and remember the things they miss the most. |
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Where do you want to build your Moon Camp?
Close to the Lunar Poles Why did you choose this location?
We have concluded that the South Pole is the best location because of the constant presence of the Sun that enables favorable temperature (-50º to 0º degrees celsius). Also, because the Sun hits the surface laterally, the craters remain dark, making it impossible for the water to evaporate. How do you plan to build your Moon Camp? Which materials would you use?
To build the above-ground part of our camp, we would use 3D printing rovers to cover a previously assembled inflatable dome with regolith. The Greenhouse will be made with Perplex. The underground part will be built in the subsoil of the Moon by excavator rovers. Explain how your Moon Camp will provide the astronauts with:
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Water
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Food
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Electricity
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Air
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To keep astronauts healthy and safe, we would bring some water from Earth, but our primary source is from the ice of the moon craters, which would be potable after being melted and filtered. There is no waste. Our base will filter and reuse water; inclusively, the base has a recycling system to transform human physiological waste (urine and feces) into usable water and fertilizer. |
To keep the astronauts well-fed, we will bring some food from the Earth. Deliveries will be made at intervals of 5 to 6 months. However, we also want to have our production and use the greenhouse “Fado” to plant food such as corn, potatoes, carrots, and algae to study the growth of plants on the Moon and have a self-sufficient production. |
Our base would be powered by sunlight energy, utilizing rotating solar panels to collect as much energy as possible. |
For the astronauts to breathe, we will obtain oxygen through electrolysis; afterward, we will add nitrogen (obtained by putrescent plants) and water vapor to make the astronauts living easier. Our base will also be made of materials that will not let air through and vacuum chambers so that astronauts can leave and enter the base without letting air out. As moon dust is dangerous for astronauts, there will be several vacuum cleaners to ensure air quality. |
Describe a day on the Moon for one of your Moon Camp astronauts
To start the day, at 6:30 a.m., astronauts would have 1 hour to eat and take care of their hygiene. At 7:30 a.m., astronauts should check the base and plan the day. At 9:00, the astronauts start to prepare their experiments and begin to work in research. Our astronauts will research and study the behavior of the human body on the moon. The growth of plants on the moon. The various uses of regolith and other lunar materials. They will carry out astronomical observations, and once a month, they will make short trips in rovers powered by solar panels to explore other locations on the moon. |