In the future, to enable astronauts to stay on the Moon for long periods of time, new infrastructures must be developed to overcome important challenges. Such challenges include protection from radiation and meteorites, energy production, the extraction and recycling of water, food production and much more. The Moon Camp Challenge invites students to explore the Moon and decode some of the complexities future astronauts may face.

In Moon Camp Discovery each team’s mission is to 3D design only one component of a Moon Camp using Tinkercad. Teams can choose to design a:

– Lunar lander

– Moon Base

– Lunar rover

– Rocket

– Lunar Orbital Space Station

The design should be adapted to the Moon environment and if possible consider the use of local resources, provide protection and/or living and working facilities for the astronauts.

Moon Camp Discovery is a non-competitive mission for beginners. All teams that submit an entry that complies with the guidelines will receive a participation certificate and their project will be shared on the Moon Camp online platform.

Who can participate?

Participation is open worldwide to students aged up to 19 years old. Moon Camp Discovery is recommended for students aged 6 to 14 years old. Participating students must be supported by a teacher, educator or parent.

Discovery Projects Gallery 2020-2021

Below you can find some of the Moon Camp Discovery projects. For more projects visit the Moon Camp Discovery project gallery.

Team: The Astro-one

Bristol    United Kingdom Category: Moon base
External link for Tinkercad 3D design

First, I made the moon base. I made it out of steel, so it will not get destroyed when a meteorite hits it. It also protects itself from radiation. I added some solar panels so the base can get energy. I made a rocket with the base and named it ‘Mighty Falcon’. I put 9 rocket engines, so it is easier to land it. If it were only to be 1 rocket engine, then it would be too powerful to land and go straight up. If there were 9 rocket engines, 1 of the rocket engines would be 1/9th of all the power in the rocket. This would allow the rocket to land neatly. If this is not enough power, then it would use 2 rocket engines which is 2/9ths of the whole rocket’s power. Mighty Falcon would be able to move from earth to the moon and the moon to the earth. I also added a tower with the rocket so astronauts can go on the rocket and get off it. The platform is the elevator itself and it has 2 buttons, the ‘Up’ button and the ‘Down’ button. There is also an arm so that the astronauts can get on Mighty Falcon. Mighty Falcon has landing legs so it can land and so the rocket engines don’t touch the ground.

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