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: Astropol 20

AVILÉS    Spain Category: Moon base
External link for Tinkercad 3D design

We are the Astropol 20 team in LLaranes State School and this is our Moon Camp.  Firstly, we have got solar panels to obtain energy.The  panels are connected to batteries through underground cables. The cables are distributed throughout the base. Then, we have got a treatment plant with a drill that serves to obtain water and we store it later.

Besides, we have created a greenhouse with different types of plants in order to obtain food and oxygen supply. Finally, we have got a radar to check the meteorites that may fall into the camp and when it´s necessary to evacuate the base.

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