Lunar Colony Design Challenge

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Lunar Colony Design Challenge

• January 14, 2004
• Indeed it is the nature of humanity to explore
  beyond our horizons. Humanity explores in order
  to discover, discovers in order to gain new
  knowledge, and gains new knowledge to enhance the
  quality of life for itself. It has been by
  looking beyond current horizons that human
  civilization advances.
• President George W. Bush

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• Goals and Objectives
• The fundamental goal of this vision is to advance
  U.S. scientific, security, and economic interests
  through a robust space exploration program. In
  support of this goal, the United States will
• Implement a sustained and affordable human and
  robotic program to explore the solar system and
  beyond
• Extend human presence across the solar system,
  starting with a human return to the Moon by the
  year 2020, in preparation for human exploration
  of Mars and other destinations
• Develop the innovative technologies, knowledge,
  and infrastructures both to explore and to
  support decisions about the destinations for
  human exploration and
• Promote international and commercial
  participation in exploration to further U.S.
  scientific, security, and economic interests.
• President George W. Bush

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The Challenge

• By 2020 the United States is hoping to have
  established a lunar colony. This colony would be
  used to conduct research, gather information
  about lunar soil, and be a stepping stone for
  travel to Mars and beyond. It your challenge to
  design and create a model of a possible lunar
  colony and determine the publics reaction to it
  and other space issues.

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Design Requirements

• Requirements are listed to show what must be done
  to successfully complete the design challenge.
• In your base group, list 5 requirements for the
  LCDC.

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Design Limitations
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Design Constraints

• cost, materials and quality