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: Astroneer

Pembroke, MA    United States Category: Lunar rover

It is a land rover that has storage containers on both sides and on the back to contain and bring back specimens from where it goes for scientific research. If the specimen they wish to contain is too small, or too large, the rover can use the front arm cone device to break off a tiny piece then the bottom part that hangs above the ground works like a vacuum and will suck it up into a storing container safely inside the rover. The storage container can be accessed from the underside. The rover gets around on its industrial wheels, if it gets stuck on something there is a retractable arm that is located on its underside that will push the rover up, allowing it to move past whatever object that is in its way. The top of its head has a solar panel to power it and when its first battery is fully charged, the light energy powers the backup one for all day and night usage.

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