Moon Camp Explorers Winners
Team: Lunar Empire
Michigan Youth Empowerment Foundation Troy United States Second Place – Non-ESA Member States
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Project description
Overpopulation is becoming a problem for the human species. We cannot just stay on Earth. It will become very cramped until some people have died. Our closest place to stay is on the moon. |
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Where do you want to build your Moon Camp?
Shackleton crater Why did you choose this location?
There is a chance of ice caps at Shackleton Crater. It could be a source of water for the first few months. Also, the crater is about 4.2 kilometers deep, which could be a “hiding spot” when there is a meteor shower. |
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Water
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Food
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Electricity
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Air
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There could be ice caps by Shackleton Crater. |
We will grow plants that don’t use much water and gases. |
We get our power from the sun by using the solar panels brought over. |
We get air using the plants that we grow in our greenhouse. These plants still grow without much water or air. |
How do you plan to build your Moon Camp? Which materials would you use?
Our moon base is built partially underground. This part is made from regolith, coated with a layer of other materials. |
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The Moon environment is very dangerous for the astronauts. Explain how your Moon Camp will protect them.
Part of the moon base is underground. The lunar soil will absorb the sun’s harmful radiation. The rest of the moon base that is above ground, is 3D printed using compressed lunar soil. When there is a meteor shower, we go into Shackleton Crater for protection. Then, the mechs will attempt to shoot down the meteors and mine for resources. |
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Describe a day on the Moon for one of your Moon Camp astronauts
One day in our moon camp, you wake up to dim light. Once you wake, you do their daily routine. You would put on your spacesuits and walk (bounce) out of our living spaces. The living spaces are mostly made from lunar soil, which protects you from the sun’s radiation. In the morning to make sure nothing bad happened in the greenhouse, you and a small group go check inside it. Inside, there are plants that grow with very little water and oxygen but still prosper. After you leave, it’s time to get ready for the rest of the day’s work. You would hurry down with some fellow astronauts to the cafeteria. After the meal, you realize that there is a shower of meteors coming your way. The mechs are slowly shooting down the asteroids then mining into the asteroids for resources. |