SR2 moon camp's Project

About Team: I am ridhiman studying 5th grade in KLE international school from India.
I am Sai Vishruth, studying in National Public school from Chennai, India.
I am Ram Raghuvanshi studying 5th grade in DAV Public school from Pune,India.

About project: SR2 moon camp project is for settling 20 people on moon. The project consists of the main dome that has pods which functions as living quarters for the settlement. There is an exercise chamber for astronauts to maintain fitness. There is a factory on top of extractors which contains a geo-lab that will be used to separate lunar soil and ice. There is a room for electricity and communication. If in case, the oxygen supply gets low it will be obtained from electrolysis of water. There is a bio-lab for research on how plants grow in the moon’s soil; it consists of a food growth chamber which provides nutrition for astronauts. There are 4 missile launchers to deviate the path of the asteroids. There is an obiter placed in a moon synchronous orbit meaning it focuses on the settlement all the time. There is a landing pad and a space shuttle that will be used in case of emergency.

Where do you want to build your Moon Camp?

South pole (Factory) and Far side (rest of the settlement)

Why did you choose this location?

Factory is located on lunar South Pole because traces of water are found on South Pole. The factory is made for extracting water from lunar soil. Hence, factory will be best if located here. Remaining settlement will be located on far side of the moon, because far side of the moon has fewer craters which will help us to make our settlement easily. Plus, the far side has thick soil. So the support system can easily go inside the moon’s surface.

How do you plan to build your Moon Camp? Which materials would you use?

any landers have been used for moon missions. But now they are just waste. We will use these lander’s metal to make few parts of our settlement. Then we would make bricks out of lunar soil. Also lunar regolith will be used because it is similar to volcanic sand found on Earth. The lunar regolith is a fine grey soil with a density of about 1.5 g/cm3, plus the regolith also includes breccia and rock fragments from the local bedrock.

Where do you want to build your Moon Camp?

Lunar lava tubes

Why did you choose this location?

The Lunar lava tubes lies on the boundaries between lunar mares and highland region. This would give access to highlands suitable for communication. Basaltic lands can be used as landing sites as they are flat and are rich in minerals and metals which can be used for setting up the camp. We would look for a lava tube with a diameter of 300 meters to set up our astronaut quarters. Also the temperature here is -20°C and care is taken to provide thermal protection to the astronauts. The lava tubes protect the crew from cosmic radiation, solar radiation and meteorites.