In Moon Camp Pioneers, each team’s mission is to 3D design a complete Moon Camp using the software of their choice. They also have to explain how they will use local resources, protect astronauts from the dangers of space and describe the living and working facilities in their Moon Camp.
AIA-GESS – CERVANTES SCHOOL Tbilisi-Tbilisi Georgia 15 2 / 2 English
3D design software: Fusion 360
Our moon camp will be concentrated on finding out how People’s daily life will go on the moon, depending on the resources given in the beginning and acquired during the time on the moon.
The purpose of building the moon base is to see if a human can stay and live on the moon for a long continuous period of time. By building the moon base, we’d like to find out whether it is possible to create important items, using the moon’s resources.
The moon camp is going to be built in one of the many craters on the moon’s surface, Cleomedes. Cleomedes is a prominent lunar impact crater located on the northeast part of the visible Moon, to the north of Mare Crisium. (lunar sea).
The crater itself is in the terminator region, 2.7 km in depth. Its location is perfect temperature wise as a terminator is the region where the Sun is either rising or setting, where crater rims and mountain peaks stand out with stark relief, casting inky black shadows across the lunar surface that exaggerate their presence.
The moon base can be built with the lunar soil, using a 3D printer. The 3D printer itself is easy to set up. It can build high walls in a matter of hours and using lunar soil is one of the best ways to achieve that. The soil is already there in large quantities. As the base will be made of simple shapes such as squares, the task will be easy.
The moon itself has no air, while our base does,so entering it, without wasting oxygen, can be a problem. To solve that problem, the entrance has airlocks. the long tube in front of the entrance, visible on the sketch, lets you leave and come back without the air leaving the base.
Another problem is the meteorites. All year long, small meteorites the size of a tennis ball hit the moon. The base will be protected to withstand it, in fact It will have double protection to ensure it’s safe environment.
Last but not least, the temperature. The temperature on the moon is either flaming hot or freezing cold. Because of the location of the crater, it will remain as neutral as it is possible.
Water- one of the Astronomy Strategic infrared Observatory revealed that water exists in concentrations roughly equivalent to a 12-ounce bottle of water within a cubic meter of soil across the lunar surface. The discovery showed that water could be distributed across the lunar surface, even on sunlit portions, and not confined to cold, dark areas. We can use ice from the moon, melt it, filter it and make it drinkable.
Food- food can be grown inside the base. We can use the sunlight or artificial light, in a room designed specifically for it. The lunar soil or regolith, given the right materials can grow plants as well.
Air- there are plants that take carbon dioxide and release oxygen and few that can do the opposite. By having those plants in the base, we can manage the oxygen levels.
Power- power can be acquired with solar panels or using nuclear power. We can set up two generators. One powered by the sun and the other with nuclear power.
Fires in microgravity generally are weaker, do not spread as effectively and require an airflow to continue burning for a long period of time. Since burning an object in microgravity requires more than just lighting it on fire, the VORTEX causes the waste to swirl above the burner. This provides sufficient exposure time and airflow for the waste to burn. The VORTEX device uses different air currents, rather than gravity, to suspend the waste particles. During Earthbound tests, the device demonstrated an ability to suspend the waste particles indefinitely and incinerate them.
communications can be established with a radio transmitter, built on top of the base. Much similar to how we communicate with satellites, or with rovers. they will transmit both the high- and low-gain signals to Earth so that they can communicate with mission control.
The purpose of building the moon base is to see if a human can stay and live on the moon for a long continuous period of time. By building the moon base, we’d like to find out whether it is possible to create essential items, using the moon’s resources. We would be researching the grown crops and analyzing them to see if they have the nutrients that are important for a human’s day to day life, how much their genetic code would change because of the moon and many more. In short, we would be researching if human life can be sustained on the moon for more than just a few months and if the vision of civilization on the moon can come true.
Preparing the astronaut for the moon is almost the same as for the other missions. They would undergo all the training to adjust to the moon’s non gravitational surface, they will receive training in orbital mechanics, scientific experimentation, earth observation, and astronomy as those are fundamental for the experiment to work.
for traveling to and from earth we will be using rockets.
On the moon we can use Lunar rovers. One of their purposes is to transport astronauts on the moon, save their energy and oxygen, collect rock samples and to get resources.
