High-Level Project Summary
Our challenge aims to survive a year on Mars, with limited resources, but having three 3d printers on hand to design the necessary tools. The three printers are for designing with different types of materials: metal, plastic and concrete.Our planning is directed towards the development of the tools to be able to work and survive, butalso in adaptability regarding food; water, oxygen and the structuring of ideas for habitable furnished buildings according to the characteristics of Mars.The development of our challenge is far-reaching, since it would not only help resource management in space but also resource management on earth.
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Detailed Project Description
From the beginning we had great challenges to overcome in a variety of aspects that ranged from manufacturing the necessary tools for survival and maintenance of
different mechanisms, up to the management and search for fundamental resources (water, oxygen, food, etc.)
To be able to inhabit the red planet we needed air, for this reason we considered using a system for the transformation of carbon dioxide molecules into oxygen. For this we rely on a system created by NASA for a future mission to Mars.
A milestone has been achieved which was to transform Co2 to O2 through a device called MOXIE that was aboard Perseverance, a spacecraft that landed on Mars on February 18, 2021.
MOXIE works through a process called solid oxide electrolysis, which uses extreme heat to separate oxygen atoms from carbon dioxide that covers 95% of Mars' atmosphere.
In the first operation of MOXIE, it managed to produce approximately 5 grams of oxygen, which for an astronaut is equivalent to approximately 10 minutes of breathing. NASA specified that MOXIE is designed to produce 10 grams per hour, and they will run it at different times and speeds for further study and future missions.
Water is essential for life, both animals and plants need it, so we had to devise a way to obtain it on the red planet; Purifying urine to obtain drinking water was the solution.
As we well know, water is not infinite, which is why we investigate how to purify urine to obtain drinking water and residual elements that can contribute in different fields such as potassium, ammonia and nitrogen. The urine is heated in a tank using solar energy, then it is filtered through a special membrane and nutrients such as nitrogen, potassium, ammonia or phosphorus are removed, which can then be used for fertilizer
Having already solved the problem of oxygen and water, we set out to solve another big problem; food.
After an exhaustive search, we concluded that plants that produce nitrogen (which are of vital importance for you to prosper) are essential both for the residual elements they generate and for their nutritional value, some of the plants that meet these characteristics are : clovers, alfalfa, soybeans (beans, peas), which have nodules on their roots with symbiotic bacteria known as rhizobia, which produce nitrogenous compounds that help other plants to grow and prosper The NASA project that seeks to sow food out of the ground.
The researchers analyzed the fertilizer dust and the resistance provided by alfalfa, since this plant can grow in soils with few nutrients.
Other resistant products that could be taken into space are turnips, potatoes (endemic to Boyacá, it could be of the “tocarreña” type), lettuce, rice, eggplant, etc.
There are few plants that can survive outside of the soil, and those that can have to take into account their efficiency, their nutrients, and their size, since what is needed is to maximize the largest space.
From the first steps of crops in space is the example of red romaine lettuce that was harvested in mid-2015 by the astronauts of the international space station, they affirmed that the lettuce did not have any different flavor from the lettuces of the earth, in addition that it did not have any type of microbes that appeared human health this is a big step for agriculture in space.
Another contribution to space agriculture would be to be able to start planting broad beans since these enrich the soil with nitrogen, since it is a great fertilizer for plants.
However, we needed tools that would help us solve a variety of problems, so we investigated and came to the conclusion that we have different types of 3D printers and different materials for printing (Iron, plastic and Concrete) we can make some tools such as keys. multifunctional flat blades, screwdrivers of different calibers, hoses, screws, nuts, washers, brackets and some furniture such as chairs, tables, beds and small metal mechanisms.
Space Agency Data
Mars Exploration Rovers
"Its main scientific goal is the search and analysis of rocks and soils that may contain evidence of the presence of water in any state on the Martian surface."
The Red Planet
“Astrobiology is a relatively new field of study, where scientists from a variety of disciplines (astronomy, biology, geology, physics, etc.) work together to understand the potential for life to exist beyond Earth.”
Mars Perseverance Rover, 3D Model
This is a 3d model of the perseverance, rover that we used in our survival on mars
Exercising in Space
Exercise is an important part of the daily routine for astronauts aboard the station to prevent bone and muscle loss.
Space Travelers
We investigate projects that previously won
NASA Announces 2021 International Space Apps Challenge Global Award Winners
Some of the projects that won in space apps challenge 2021
For Researchers
the look for a reference to make a research project
Media Resource
Wrench
3d models of the tools we will use
Analog Missions from the nasa
International Space Station Tools
3d models of the tools we will use
Multi-Purpose Precision Maintenance Tool
3d models of the tools we will use
MOXIE
To produce oxygen from the atmosphere of Mars using carbon dioxide.
Hackathon Journey
The experience with Space Apps has been very gratifying, it helped us a lot knowing that I know they can solve problems of daily living and in turn can be used for space missions or going to another planet, on the other hand, we learned a lot like the fact that some plants can surviving areas which are generally thought that nothing like cactus can thrive, or that urine can be purified to such an extent that it becomes drinking water.
With our work team we began to think that at some point we know it will be able to terraform Mars, for this it is time to send crew members and let them experiment, in the process we know they can present problems such as the base being damaged and as we know it has 3d printers These can help us to get out of these problems, on the other hand, plants can help us to make the land fertile, since some of them release nitrogen, which helps the land to germinate plants that provide food, such as legumes, in addition to They don't take up much space.
The focus of the project is to supply the basic needs of an astronaut on Mars, and try to germinate plants to survive. I know they presented us with setbacks, but with teamwork, dialogue and understanding we were able to overcome the problems presented, to the geologist Marie Joelle Giraud who was the one who told us about this beautiful workshop and thanks to that we were able to participate.
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