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: Team Sniggih

Chattanooga, TN    United States Category: Lunar rover

My lunar rover consists of many unique details in order to function properly on another planet. My design included six wheels which each have grooves in them so they are better equipped to climbing up steep surfaces and not prone to getting stuck.  I also added suspension this included springs to help move over more rocky terrain and to absorb shock when navigating so no damage is caused to the rover not only did it have springs the rover was located very high off the ground so it was unlikely to get stuck on things close to the ground and it is just able to navigate over them. The lunar rover also comes with4 solar panels so it will never stop working and can keep recharging and it comes with a360 degree camera that is capable of looking at everything around it.

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