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Moon Camp Pioneers Gallery 2020-2021

In Moon Camp Pioneers each team’s mission is to 3D design a complete Moon Camp using Fusion 360. They also have to explain how they will use local resources, protect astronauts from the dangerous of space and describe the living and working facilities.

Team: ASEA002

Aerospace Explorers Academy  Kerman    Iran 16

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Project description

Building campsites on the moon is taking a step closer to discover this vast cosmos. Moon is an old dusty book that can answer our questions about the solar system’s birth and outer space. Also, the moon is a really good place for space tourists to enjoy leaving in another home. This moon camp will build in the best conditions to fulfill its purposes and be a permanent settlement for scientists to come and study on the moon and outer space due to its location near the Schwarzschild crater that is on the far side of the moon. This camp will also be a great experience for future colonization on other planets most likely Mars. Even this settlement would be a gateway to further exploration. This settlement tried to be self-sufficient in the human infrastructures. This camp will build in the lava tube so the main living areas will be down there in a lava tube. The solar panels and the observatory will be on the surface. There is an elevator between the surface and the inner lava tube parts for transportation between these two parts. And a landing site will build on the surface for the group of astronauts and tourists.

Where do you want to build your Moon Camp?

We want to make our base in a lava tube because it will protect the base from radiation and micrometeorites. We want to build the camp in the lava tube that is near the north pole because of the craters there that can be used to mine water. Our base will probably be near the Schwarzschild crater because it is on the far side of the moon and more exploration can be done on the birth of the solar system and outer space. The ice can be mined out of the craters and brought back to base. Being near to the north pole means that any vehicle traveling to the craters will not have to travel far. It will mine the ice before returning to base. The other advantage of the sun remains in the sky quasi-permanently so solar energy can be used all the time.

How do you plan to build your Moon Camp? Describe the techniques and materials you would use.

The hull construction of the camp will build using 3D prints. The 3D printing material that we use is the moon regolith that contains silicon, iron, and aluminum. But the material for surface construction that humans use will also have polyethylene for protecting them from radiations. The other parts and equipment will transfer with cargo rockets to the moon. First of all, we plan to build the elevator from the surface into a lava tube and then start to build the inner lava tune constructions. The 3D printers are controlled by robots and after construction, these robots will be ready to fix the damage done to surface constructions caused by meteorites immediately. The construction phase will start with two printing robots to build the elevator. After the elevator is built they will build a landing site for cargo rockets to bring the equipment and more 3D printing robots to the camp. Then the main camp building will start to build.

The environment on the Moon is very dangerous for the astronauts. Explain how your Moon Camp will protect them.

The most dangerous thing that threatens our astronauts out there on the moon is the radiation and the meteorites that this problem is solved by building the camp inside a lava tube. And the other parts of the camp that are on the surface have polyethylene in their material so they will be protected by radiations. The other danger is the health problems that accrue by the lack of gravity there so we have a gym in the camp that astronauts should practice every day to keep their muscles healthy. Mental problems are the other danger of the moon due to being away from home (not their house even their planet) and being in a strange and unknown place. To fix this issue we provide laser communication with Earth for high-speed internet for them to contact their families.

Explain how your Moon Camp will provide the astronauts with:
Water
Food
Electricity
Air

For the first trip, water is taken from the Earth and then supplied to the camp over time by two methods: 1- Purification of astronauts Urine 2- Using north polar ice, there is plenty of water there, so we put this system there. We extract ice water from the north polar depths of the moon, melt it to obtain liquid water, refine it and return it back to human habitat and plants. This saves money, fuel, and space.
Even we have ideas for the sewer of the moon. We electrolyze it to separate hydrogen and oxygen and enter the fuel cell to generate electricity for us. That way we make good use of all the resources and equipment.

Our food production method is based on two types: aerobic plant implantation and laboratory meat and milk production. Our aeroponic system is based on the north pole of the moon. There are better conditions for growth. The aerobic method is such that the root of the plant is suspended in the air and water containing minerals is sprayed. The method of producing laboratory meat is to obtain stem cells from animals in an environment rich in amino acids, sugars and minerals derived from animal embryos and from biological scaffolds to differentiate them into cells. Muscle is used and finally artificial meat is obtained. To make artificial milk, we add cow’s yeast to the yeast; to make milk protein through fermentation, they add sugar. These milk proteins are then combined with sugar, fat and nutrients to create the final product.

We generate the electricity we need in two ways: using fuel cells, solar panels. The solar panels are the primary production system and the fuel cell is the secondary power generation system. We place our solar panels on the ground above of the camp. The solar panels are placed on a movable surface and can be moved if needed A fuel cell is a chemical energy that is converted into electrical energy. We electrolyze water to get hydrogen, oxygen in fuel cells. Hydrogen in the anode pole reacts on a catalyst to produce four positive and negative ions. At the cathode, oxygen reacts with ions and electrons to produce water and heat.

Two methods are used to produce air: 1. By planting algae, Algae are a great way to produce oxygen for our camp. They also use carbon dioxide, so we can use them as fresh air. Algae are food, so our astronauts can eat and they are a source of protein and astronauts need it. 2- By purifying the astronauts’ exhalation to oxygen
Also, if there is a problem in oxygen supply, we will compensate for the lack of air by electrolyzing the water obtained by polar ice and heating the regolith.

Explain what would be the main purpose of your Moon Camp (for example: commercial, scientific, and/or tourist purposes).

This camp has scientific and commercial purposes. One of the tasks of astronauts is to study and research the planting of plants and the production of oxygen on the moon. Camp dwellers should also study the effects of low gravity and sunlight and all the features of life on the moon to address these problems for permanent stillness. The commercial purpose of this camp is to bring a human being with the necessary conditions from the ground. Whoever wants to come can pay the necessary expenses to come to the moon. Of course, there is a condition that only one tourist can come in each series of astronauts.

Describe a day on the Moon for your Moon Camp astronaut crew.

In the morning, during astronaut time, the astronaut eats breakfast. After breakfast, he exercises to stay healthy in the moon’s conditions. After the exercise, the astronaut must check the life-saving equipment and all systems of his camp and be aware of their total performance inside and outside the camp. After this, he researches various topics in order to solve the existing challenges in future human travels to the moon. After research, it’s time for lunch, a nutritious and delicious lunch! After lunch, the astronaut takes a short break so he can do his afternoon chores well. The first program in the afternoon is to do exercise again. The astronaut can also play various games with his colleague in the evening, read books, talk to his family, and etc. He eats dinner at night and then goes to bed.



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