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Moon Camp Explorers Gallery 2019-2020

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: Janoušci

ZŠ Třešť and ZŠ Deštné v Orlických horách  Třešť and Kuřim    Czech Republic

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Project description

The Moon Camp will be situated close to the Lunar Pole in a Lunar lava tube. The upper part contains a greenhouse, several satellites, and solar panels. In the buried part of the Moon Camp, bathroom, gym, bedrooms, kitchen, laboratory, nuclear reactor, and duckweeds greenhouse are situated.

Where do you want to build your Moon Camp?

Close to the Lunar Poles

Why did you choose this location?

We have chosen the location close to the Lunar Pole because of the presence of water in this territoty. A Lunar lava tube, where the Moon Camp is located, protects astronauts from radiation.

Water
Food
Electricity
Air

Water will be partially obtained from water ice on the Lunar Pole. Also, destilled urine will serve as a source of water.

Plants in the greenhouse will serve as a source of food. A second greenhouse is present in the buried part of the Moon Camp. In this greenhouse, duckweeds will be planted, because it is rich in proteins and is able to grow very fast.

Power is supplied by solar panels in the upper part of the Moon Camp and by a nuclear reactor situated in the buried part of the Moon Camp.

Air is partially produced by plants and by water electrolysis. The by-product of the electrolysis (hydrogen) will serve as fuel.

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

A lava tube will be used to harbour the buried part of the Moon Camp. Most of the parts of the Moon Camp will be 3D-printed using solar energy and regolith directly on the Moon. On the other hand, nuclear reactor and other hi-tech parts will be transported from the Earth.

The Moon environment is very dangerous for the astronauts. Explain how your Moon Camp will protect them.

The habitats of the astronauts will be protected by their placing under the Lunar surface. The upper greenhouse, will be backupped by the alternative buried greenhouse. As an alternative source of energy, nuclear reactor located in the buried part of the Moon Camp will be used. The only vulnerable part of the Moon Camp will be the communication system with the Earth. Thus, several satellites will be used to minimise the danger of the loss of communication.

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

The astronaut gets up, makes his bed, goes to the bathroom (used water and urine is destilled to use it once again, excrements are used to fertilize the soil in the greenhouse), prepares breakfast in the kitchen, and eats it with the other astronauts. Then he starts his daily program of research. Using lunar rover, a group of two astronauts collects minerals, and the other astronauts analyse them. After the lunch the astronaut takes rest and then goes to the gym. In the meantime, other astronauts prepare dinner, they eat it together and they spend their evenings how they want.


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