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What materials to build your home on the Moon?
Brief description: When you think of building, you probably think of bricks – but Moon...
What is the best place to live on the Moon?
Brief description: An entirely new landscape awaits when you land on the Moon. Will you...
What is a F3Z file?
What is a F3Z file? A .f3z file is an Autodesk Fusion 360 file...
What experiments can you do on the Moon?
Brief description: The aim of the Moon mission is to research how to live on...
Water on the Moon – Filtering lunar ice cores to extract water
Brief description: In this resource, pupils will spend a day recording approximately how much water...
Water on the Moon
Brief description: Since the Moon is as dry as Earth’s driest desert, we’ll have to...
Waste management on the Moon
Brief description: One Earthling’s trash is another astronaut’s treasure. We can turn waste products into...
Using Fusion 360 in your browser
Using Fusion 360 in your Browser . Unable to download Fusion 360? Try running...
Traveling on the Moon
Brief description: How best to travel on the moon with rocks, boulders and craters in...
Tinkercad classrooms and sharing a project
Brief description: Learn how to set up a classroom for students in this step-by-step introduction...
The past and future of lunar exploration
Brief description: Al Worden, Command Module Pilot for the Apollo 15 mission talks about the...
Tell-tale signs of a shooting star – Comets, meteors and craters in the Solar System
Brief description: To many ancient civilisations, the tale of a shooting star was an omen...
Spacecraft Materials Kit
Brief description: Pupils can use the ESA Spacecraft Materials Kit to experimentally investigate a variety of...
Space Bears – Lab-experience with Tardigrades
Brief description: In this set of experimental activities, students will investigate the survival abilities of...
Robots on the Moon
Brief description: Getting stuff done on the Moon requires more effort than what the first...
Robotic Arm – Become a space engineer for a day
Brief description: In this activity, students will learn how their arm works and build a...
Resources on the Moon
Brief description: It’s common knowledge that the Moon is a cratered ball of rock. Stunning...
Radiation on the Moon. How much sunscreen do you need on the Moon?
Brief description: Just one year on the moon maxes out the amount of solar radiation...
Preparing for lunar exploration: Frank De Winne
Brief description: ESA Astronaut and Head of the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Frank De...
Preparing for a lunar spacewalk
Brief description: Developing the safest and most efficient way to return to the Moon starts...
Powering the Moon
Brief description: A lunar day lasts for 14 Earth days, but night can be just...
Power from Water – How to produce oxygen and hydrogen on the Moon
Brief description: In this set of three activities, students will learn about electrochemistry. In the...
Power from Sunlight – Powering space exploration with solar energy
Brief description: In this set of activities, students will learn about two concepts that influence...
Paxi on the ISS – Natural and artificial satellites
Join Paxi aboard the ISS with astronaut Thomas Pesquet to discover natural and artificial satellites.
Paxi on the ISS – Microbes
Brief description:Join Paxi aboard the ISS with astronaut Thomas Pesquet to discover all about microorganisms...
Paxi Explores The Moon
Brief description: Join Paxi as he explores the Moon. In this video, targeted at children...
Paxi And Our Moon Phases And Eclipses
Brief description Join Paxi as he explores the Moon. In this video, targeted at children...
Orion ESM – The European Service Module
Brief description: What does it take to send astronauts into space? Learn how the European...
Online Course: Designing for 3D Printing
Are you interested in learning more about using Tinkercad to design specifically for 3D printing?...
Moon Shelter – Investigating different shelters on Earth and in space
Brief description: In this set of activities, pupils will analyse the importance of having shelter...
Moon Rover – Building a solar powered rover
Brief description: In this activity, students will compare the advantages and disadvantages of renewable energy...
Moon Constitution – How would a future lunar community be organised?
Brief description: In this resource, pupils will debate some organisational and social characteristics of a...
Moon Camp Tinkercad Tutorial: Space treadmill
Brief description: Can astronauts run in space? Learn to design a space treadmill following this...
Moon Camp Tinkercad Tutorial: Rocket
Brief description: Ready for take off? Learn how to code a 3D Ariane 6 model...
Moon Camp Tinkercad Tutorial: Paxi
Brief description: How should the astronaut suit for future Moon missions look like? Watch this...
Moon Camp Tinkercad Tutorial: Gym
Brief description: How will your astronauts exercise in space? Learn to design a dressing room...
Moon Camp Tinkercad Tutorial: Astronaut quarters
Brief description: Follow up this video tutorial to get inspiration to create your own astronauts...
Mission on the Moon – Program a classmate to complete a mission on the Moon
Brief description: This activity will introduce students to logical thinking by planning, testing and executing...
Meteors on the Moon. Sunny with a chance of meteor shower
Brief description: About 180 craters appear on the Moon every year, not to mention being...
Local lunar sights
Brief description: Learn more about the local lunar sights! Top tips for an unforgettable Moon...
Living on the Moon
Brief description: The Apollo Mission proved humans can work on the lunar surface but the...
Launching Into Space. Bye Earth, Hello Moon!
Brief description: How exactly does a rocket engine work? Learn about different factors that affect...
Landing on the moon – Planning and designing a lunar lander
Brief description: In this set of activities, students will plan, design and build a landing...
Landing on the Moon
Brief description: A manned spacecraft needs a soft landing, but it’s all in the timing....
ISS Commander’s Log with Andreas Mogensen
ISS Commander’s Log with Andreas Mogensen The ISS is a laboratory, where we can conduct...
Introduction to Tinkercad Codeblocks
Brief description: Learn how to use the basic functions of the Autodesk Tinkercad Codeblocks software...
Introduction to 3D design with Tinkercad
Brief description: Learn the basic functions of the Autodesk Tinkercad 3D design software and begin...
Instructables: Design Astronauts Quarters in Fusion 360
Learn how to design a moon habitat in Fusion 360 using this Airbus Foundation overview....
Instructables: Design a Space Helmet in Fusion 360
Learn how to design a space helmet in Fusion 360 using this Airbus Foundation overview....
Instructables: Design a Satellite in Fusion 360
Learn how to design a satellite in Fusion 360 using this helpful Airbus Foundation overview....
Instructables: Design a Rover in Fusion 360
Learn how to design a rover in Fusion 360 using this helpful Airbus Foundation overview....
Instructables: Design a Lunar Lander in Fusion 360
Learn how to design a lunar lander in Fusion 360 using this Airbus Foundation overview....
How to share a public link with Tinkercad
How to share a public link with Tinkercad If you finished your design, follow the...
How To Fly In Space? Slingshot To The Moon!
Brief description: Flying to the moon is tricky business, especially since you can’t just head...
How to communicate on the Moon?
Brief description: Even daily communication changes when living on the Moon. Without air to carry...
Getting started with Tinkercad
Getting started with Tinkercad If your team is a beginner in 3D design you may...
Getting Started with Fusion 360
You may wish to create your 3D design project using Fusion 360. Fusion 360 is...
Future Moon exploration
Brief description: Though it has been fifty years since humans first stepped on the Moon,...
Fusion 360 Moon Habitat Part 4 – Rendering, Minecraft, and 3D Printing
Brief description: Learn how to render your design to finish your Moon Camp in this...
Fusion 360 Moon Habitat Part 3 – Adding a Sign
Brief description: Learn how to improve your design by adding details to your Fusion 360...
Fusion 360 Moon Habitat Part 2 – Completing the main Habitat
Brief description: Learn how to build a Moon habitat consisting of different shapes in this...
Fusion 360 Moon Habitat Part 1 – Creating Bodies
Brief description: Learn how to create bodies in Fusion 360 to start designing your Moon...
Food on the Moon
Brief description: There are only so many groceries you can bring to the Moon, so...
Extracting Water from Lunar Soil – Learning about filtration and distillation
Brief description: In this resource, students will learn about changes of state of matter using...
ESA Science Satellite 3D Models
Discover ESA’s inspiring Science Satellites and download useful 3D models to print yourself at home....
ESA Lunar Exploration
Create your own journey through this ESA web-documentary to learn the history of lunar exploration....
Destination: Moon
Brief description: This film gives an overview of the past, present, and future of Moon...
Designing Together With Fusion 360
Designing together with Fusion 360 If your team is joining the Moon Camp Pioneers category,...
Could life survive in alien environments? – Defining environments suitable for life
Brief description: In this activity, students will consider whether life found in extreme environments on...
Building your own Moon home
Brief description: The first Moon structure has a lot of roles to fill: a home...
Bionic Hand – Building a bionic hand
Brief description: In this activity, pupils will build a bionic hand made out of cardboard,...
Astronaut Logbook: A week in the life of an astronaut with Samantha Cristoforetti
Astronaut Logbook: A week in the life of an astronaut with Samantha Cristoforetti Your Mission:...
AstroFood – Learning about edible plants in Space
Brief description: In this set of activities, students will learn about the different components of...
AstroFarmer – Learning about conditions for plant growth
Brief description: In this set of six activities, students will investigate which factors affect plant...
AstroCrops – Growing plants for future space missions
Brief description: In this set of activities, students will build an understanding of germination and...
Airbus Foundation Discovery Space!
Discover Airbus Foundation’s STEM educational videos, challenges, experiences and more, through the lens of aerospace. Visit:...
Air on the Moon
Brief description: Holding our breath isn’t an option on the Moon, we need sources of...
3D-printing a lunar base
Brief description: Could astronauts one day be printing rather than building a base on the...
3D Printing on the Moon
Brief description: We can 3D print just about anything these days, from tools and buildings...
3D Printing Materials Guide for Classrooms
A helpful guide for understanding and choosing the best material to use when 3D printing....
