Designing a Sustainable Mars Habitat for Long-term Crew Stay
Design a Mars habitat for the first human crew that will be staying on Mars for several years. The habitat must include essential components such as sleeping quarters, restroom, exercise room, radiation shielding, food/water supply, entertainment, and ISRU technologies. Teams will research, create a model, and present their designs within a given time frame using tablets and 3D printing pens.
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Objective: Create a Mars Habitat for the First Mars Crew When the first human crew goes to Mars, they will be staying for at least several years. The travel alone takes six months! They will need a habitat that can sustain them for long periods of time. You will be designing that base. Your team will create a model and a blueprint.
Research In order for a crew to be able to live on the base, there are specific components that all habitats must have. You will be reading research briefs to determine those components. One member of each team will read and take notes on your MARS HABITAT RESEARCH sheet. When time is up, return to your team. Share your information and complete your research sheet.
Mars Habitat Criteria Sleeping Quarters Restroom Exercise Room Radiation Shielding Food/water Entertainment 1-2 examples of ISRU (in situ resource utilization) Anything else your team thinks is necessary for the crew. Be creative!
Habitat Design You have 30 minutes to complete your objective. Half of your team will be drawing a blueprint of the interior of the base on your tablet. Half of your team will be using the 3D printing pens to design the exterior of the base. After drawing/designing, you will have 5 minutes to present your design.
Design Tips Tablets: Use the ruler button to create straight lines. Use the curved button to help with drawing circles or arcs. You can make them bigger or smaller. To create mirror images, click on the symmetry button next to the curved button. 3d Printing Pens: To heat up the pen Press the down arrow. Wait until the light turns green. To load a color Press the down arrow while inserting the filament. To change colors Press the up arrow and gently pull on the filament. The easiest way to create a 3D structure is to make walls and attach them together. Be careful the tip of the 3D printing pens is HOT.
