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Moon Camp Explorers 2022 – 2023 Project Gallery

 

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 dangers of space and describe the living and working facilities in their Moon Camp.

Lunada

Casavant  Saint-Hyacinthe-QC    Canada 14   0 / 3 French


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1.1 – Project Description

Our base is called Lunada because it is a mix between Moon and Canada.

The base can accommodate 6 people and we have planned a greenhouse to have fruits / vegetables to eat and for the plants to produce breathable air by photosynthesis. The base is in the shape of a sphere and half of the base is under the moon crust (in a crater), a shovel-based robot will help to enlarge the hole for the basement. The downstairs part includes the living area, the beds, the kitchen and a bathroom. Upstairs, it’s the lab and the greenhouse. There is a bay window so that the plants get the sun.

1.2 – Why do your astronaut want to go to the Moon and build a Moon Camp?

We decided to create this base because we support the project of one day going to Mars and if we help the astronauts by giving ideas for the creation of the base, it would be a success.

2.1.a – Where do you want to build your Moon Camp?

Close to the lunar poles

2.2.b – Why did you choose this location?

Because we could have the sun 24 hours a day which would provide us with solar energy to solar panels and that it is warmer there.

2.2 How do you plan to build your Moon Camp? Describe how you can use the Moon’s natural resources, and which materials you would need to bring from Earth.

The base is made of thin metal poles covered with easy-to-carry metal plates. The glass window is made of plasticine. A 3d printer will create the concrete and the walls of the basement.

3.1 – How does your Moon Camp protect and provide shelter to your astronauts against the Moon’s harsh environment.

Part of the base is underground so in case of danger, they can take refuge below. If they experience mental instability, there will be a psychologist at their disposal whom they can contact by facetime.

3.2 – On the Moon, resources are very scarce, but during long Moon missions, astronauts cannot rely on resupply missions from the Earth. Explain how your Moon Camp will provide astronauts with sustainable access to basic needs like water, food, air and power.

a) Water:

We have a pump that heats and filters the ice to make drinking water. It can also recycle urine to make it drinkable and usable for our greenhouse.

3.2 b) Food:

We would have bags of dry food coming from Earth for most of our meals and scarcely vegetables/fruits from greenhouse.

3.2 c) Electricity:

Solar panels provide electric energy and with our waste, we make biodegradable energy as heat and gas.

3.2 d) Air:

Plants do photosynthesis and we have air reserves that we need.

4.1 – What would you include in your astronaut training programme, to help prepare the astronauts for a Moon mission?

a course in mechanics, computer science, soil analysis and NASA training

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