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: Filip Wilk from GlobKids

Kraków    Poland Category: Moon base
External link for Tinkercad 3D design

Good day.
My name is Filip Wilk and I will present my space base now. I have placed 3 habitats (astronaut living quarters) with a garden zone that were placed on the upper floor of each habitat to allow access to sunlight. My intention was to put a food source in the form of potatoes there because they are undemanding plants and are easy to grow. However, the Tinkercad program does not have potatoes, so I put pumpkins there. At the bottom of the habitats there are living areas, there is a table with chairs and two sofas. I have not forgotten about lighting either. Since I have already discussed the source of food and the rest zone, it’s time for a laboratory and a source of energy. Energy will be provided by solar panels and as for the laboratory, I have put there basic viewing and research equipment, e.g. a microscope. In addition, in the circle of the base I have placed a lander with a landing pad and a manually controlled spacecraft that will be able to extract lunar resources, moon dust and extract water from the depths. So much for my base. Thank you for your attention and goodbye.

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