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.
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Our moon camp is called Β.Σ.Σ which stands for “βάση στην Σελήνη” which means moon base in greek.Four habitats make up our Moon Base, each with two storeys. Together with areas necessary for habitation, such as toilets, bathrooms, kitchens, recreation rooms, and labs and medical centers, it also has a command/IT center, a food farm, a laboratory, and a medical center. Even without visiting missions, it is a home for four astronauts. A recreation area is essential for lengthy expeditions. There is a TV there, as well as a couch, some poufs, and a table for board and card games. Since everything is around six times lighter on the moon, our gym contains specialized equipment including a treadmill, an exercise bike, and a machine that simulates weight using underpressure pistons
Putting people on the moon will not only advance scientific knowledge but also serve as a stepping stone for subsequently landing a person on Mars and laying out NASA’s longer-term “blueprint for solar system exploration”
Shackleton crater
The reason we chose this spot was mostly due to the steady sunshine that fell on the crater’s edge. However there is water ice there because of its location at the lunar south pole. It makes the camp more independent by allowing the astronauts to execute in-situ resource consumption. The south pole’s tolerable temperature is another benefit of this location, which lowers the quantity of insulation required.
To build a moon camp we will use Moon’s natural resources and materials from Earth. To begin with, the living space of our moon camp will be placed underground in a creator. This is helpful because there will be no need in bringing material from Earth for walls.
Avoiding living on the lunar surface is the most straightforward response to the high radiation levels there. According to Wimmer-Schweingruber, subsurface dwellings might shield moon residents from a variety of dangerous particles. He advises building shelters for lunar travelers at least 80 centimeters (approximately 2.5 feet) below the surface. They will need to bring bulldozers, or at the very least sturdy rovers with front-end loading attachments, to do this. Three significant risks for astronauts on the moon are radiation, low gravity, and regolith. The most current worry is radiation, but decreasing gravity is also a recognized health risk. Astronauts nonetheless lose muscle mass and bone density during prolonged stays in the microgravity conditions of the ISS, despite vigorous activity to the contrary. Although though the moon has a gravity that is roughly one sixth that of Earth, long-term visitors will still feel some of the negative impacts of low gravity.
Access to resources like water and oxygen will be necessary for astronauts to live and operate on the moon. They might gather local resources on the surface of the Moon, and ultimately Mars, and use them to create breathable air, water for drinking, washing, and farming, rocket propellants, and other things.
I believe that astronaut training programs should include emergency response training in several fields, such as medical treatment, emergency repairs, and fast operation of all on-ship instruments to ensure that there will be no confusion in emergencies. I believe that they should also have extensive training of what to do in case they can not prevent emergencies, such as survival and vital communication skills.
