Team Zopherus - Phase 3: Level 4 of NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge
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- Team Zopherus from Rogers, Arkansas, is the second-place winner of Phase 3: Level 4 of NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. The team’s design includes using a moving printer that deploys rovers to retrieve local materials.
The competition for this stage challenged teams to use modeling software to create a full-scale habitat design. This level built upon an earlier stage that required 60 percent design completion; for this round, submissions were 100 percent complete.
Entries were scored on architectural layout, programming, efficient use of interior space, and the 3D-printing scalability and constructability of the habitat. Teams also prepared short videos providing insight into their design as well as miniature 3D-printed models that came apart to showcase the interior design. Points were also awarded for aesthetic representation and realism.
NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge aims to further the progression of sustainable shelters that will someday occupy the Moon, Mars or beyond by pushing citizen inventors to develop new technologies capable of additively manufacturing a habitat using indigenous resources with, or without, recyclable materials.
The 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge is managed through a partnership with NASA’s Centennial Challenges Program and Bradley University. Bradley has partnered with sponsors Caterpillar, Bechtel and Brick & Mortar Ventures to administer the competition. NASA’s Centennial Challenges program is part of the agency’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, and is managed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. For information about the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge, visit: www.nasa.gov/3D... - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
A great start! Well planned, good functionality and scale ability. A lot more needs to be added on and scaled up.
Remember that the cement will absorb oxygen from the habitat if exposed! (note: "biosphere 2" experiments).
I think they have the inner hdpe layer for that....
I feel like this should have taken first place. I'm no scientist or engineer but I've heard Martian dust is an extreme pain, and of the top three habitats, this seems to be the only one to account for how to keep said dust out during construction...
Thanks, Christina! We thought the dust problem was extremely important to deal with. The martian atmosphere is cold enough and low enough pressure that it would also freeze and/or boil any water in traditional concrete before it would have a chance to set. Both of those processes would ruin printed concrete. I might be a bit biased, but I think we're on the same page ;-)
@@treylane5456 Does the lander/printer have any ground anchors that weren't shown in the video? I can't see how you can pressurise it to any level that would allow water to remain liquid, or serve as an emergency shelter, without the pressure lifting it enough to break the ground-seal. Elsewhere in the thread I used an example of a 50 tonne lander with a 5m diameter: it would only take 0.1atm internal pressure to lift it off any ground-seal. At 1atm pressure, that same 5m lander would produce 200 tonnes-equivalent of upward force.
Is it tested on Arctic for 6-8 months? If not, it should be, if it was, where is the video? Nice idea.
great in the shorter term this could be used on the moon
Completely agree! Making this technology useful on the moon, Ceres, Ganymede, etc... was one of the things we really liked about the lander-integrated-print-chamber concept.
But I don't think there is easy access to water on the moon like on Mars
You also don't have regolith on the Moon. Maybe there's an equivalent mineral they could use, maybe not.
Ok, now let’s go do it👍
The design of this hab is incredible. Its been really thought through. Love the idea of using the Martian soil to make concrete walls. It's really a great idea.
How is the lander/printer "sealed to the ground"? There doesn't seem to be an drilling of anchors or similar, what allows it to be pressurised enough to serve as an emergency shelter? Assuming (for illustration only) a 50 tonne lander mass and a 5m diameter, you would be limited to 0.1 atm pressure without additional anchoring.
The atmosphere on mars is extremely thin. So far it also seems to be a fairly stable planet (not crazy seismic activity). Buildings wouldn't need to be anchored down. Some places here on Earth have buildings that are a few thousand years old and made of woods or bricks.
@@walperstyle Sorry, I wasn't clear. Because the air pressure on Mars is low, less than 1% of Earth's, any Earthlike pressure inside a structure will be creating outwards force on any it, including trying to push it off the ground. At 1atm of internal pressure (if it is intended to be used as an "emergency shelter" for crew), it will be producing an upwards component of 10 tonnes of force per square metre. A 50 tonne lander, 5m diameter, will break its seal with the ground at just 0.1 atm. Even using pure oxygen (which is risky) you need around twice that pressure. Anchors aren't necessary for earthquakes or wind, they are necessary to hold it against its own internal pressure.
its own internal pressure is only an issue in the event it has somewhere to go. I'd imagine it wouldn't be that hard to create something much like a suppressor (commonly known as a silencer by hollywood people who watch too many action movies. Insulation that disperses pressure. But yeah< I guess they didn't show that much detail in this.
To be honest, it wouldn't that difficult to create a structure that acts much like Blow off Valve used in vehicles. Or at least a series of layers that works in such a manner. Otherwise, its own pressure isn't any different than being in a submarine.
@@walperstyle Layers/etc are irrelevant. It's the overall pressure difference. In a 5m vehicle at 1atm, there's 200 tonnes-equivalent pressure trying to push it off the ground and just less than a tonne from Mars' atmosphere pushing down. It will rip itself off its foundation. (Or in this case, off of any seal they've sprayed on the ground.)
You can't maintain a pressure difference between the inside and outside, if it is open to the ground, without anchoring it down against that pressure difference. It's just physics.
@@1FatLittleMonkey Layers are not irrelevant if you disperse pressure. It gives it an avenue to dissipate energy over time and area. I think we are not understanding each other, you seem to think its just dirt on the bottom.
It would be awesome if you did a smaller and simpler version of these 3-d Printed projects as a proof of concept. And if the goal is to first go back to the moon, why not start there.
In late May, several of the teams will do exactly that! Check out www.bradley.edu/sites/challenge/ for more info!
What about the fact that the martini dirt is toxic? How will u be able use it to build parts of the interior if the regolith is toxic and would be exposed to humans?
Completely valid point! Using the two print heads, you could coat every bit of exposed martian concrete with a thin layer of printed plastic, or some type of penetrating binder could be sprayed on that would seal the martian concrete. Another option would be to filter out/neutralize perchlorates during materials processing. While a serious issue, we felt it was solvable in a couple of different ways without altering the design. Your concern about toxic regolith is one of the reasons we placed the Z-series suits in an airlock. We wanted to provide a way to service the suits in an environment that could be decontaminated first.
I really like the individual quarters for the crew and the emergency suits in them, really well thought.
I don't really like the idea of centralized systems of electricity, oxygen and water as it poses great danger in a situation of malfunction.
Nice project overall!
Congrats to the team: Zopherus.
very amazing
Very well thought out, however there is little room for error in these experiments. and must have redundancy in place.
Initially, most of the human habitation will be below the Martian surface with only greenhouses above.
No they won't. the psychological factor is a relevant one. There are reasons why we don't let bases in Antartica under ice anymore.
@@antrondon3654 Initially, they will probably be below ground. That is why The Boring Company is doing what it is doing in L.A. They will have a few structures above ground connected by tunnels. There are just too many factors on Mars that do not allow for surface dwellings. As the colony grows they will build more on the surface.
@@Lindenlc10 >That is why The Boring Company is doing what it is doing in L.A.
That's nonsense. First of all, Mars soil is nothing like the ground in the L.A. basin so any experience gained there is worth very little on Mars(aside from the basics, that is).
Furthermore, the current state of drilling and boring on Mars is this: www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/mars-insight-drill-hits-snag/
And no, the Boring Company is not magically better than scientists and engineers from DLR and JPL - they'd face the same issues. Boring and drilling requires detailed knowledge of the ground you're digging through and no one has this knowledge yet. Building underground structures is always more expensive, complicated, and risky than building above ground.
Expanding existing natural structures such as caves or lava tubes is a valid option, though. But again, no such structures have been found and mapped on Mars yet.
I agree that an automated Mars version of The Boring Machine would be on Mars ASAP. but the first Habitats will be the StarShips themselfs. Each Starship has enough space for 700 - 800 seated passengers. The first Mars Astronauts will be only about 10-12 people so there will be more than enough living space for those 12 people in the first 2 StarShips (ie twice the space of the ISS). I believe the 3rd batch of landings( 1: 2 cargo, 2: 2 cargo + 2 Crewed. ) will have the TBM drills and Habitats like Zophorus and whatever things they discover they need from mission batch 2: This 3rd batch will be 5 years after the fist landings. Ie close to 2030 at the earliest. 10-12 years from now we should have fairly good robotics.
@@totalermist You cant compare the Mars Insight kinetic impact drill tool with the Boring machine's rotary Drill bits based on decades of tunnel boring all over the world. TBM is thousands of times larger and thousands of times more powerful !! By the time the Boring Machine gets to Mars it will have had 10 years of new technology. In 5 years TBM will be automated robotic drilling machines. Now add 5 more years of adapting that to the Mars environment before they are launched. It will be much more advanced, almost like is "Magically" so.
this is a nice space station when will it be built :) - CyberGod
WOW
Seriously, anybody else think of C&C?
How the heck did this not get first place. . . Its much better than xpis, this once seems simple and has a much better plan for protection against martian winds dust. it also explains how it will keep its dust compact unlike xpis.
Hey at least they’ll have Macs
They should make a pyramid shaped home as it seems like it would be very structurally sound against wind etc
Sharp edges and corners, like those found in a pyramid, create stress concentration that can prove catastrophic when you have large differences between internal air pressure and atmospheric pressure. With balloons, the natural tendency is to expand outward in a spheroid shape because the sphere is inherently the most stable shape. That's why air tanks and large aircraft fuselages are typically cylindrical and airplane windows are rounded.
@@InfuriatedHawk I understand, that makes sense. I'm excited to see this all come into fruition one day. 3D printed structures on other planets or our moon would be awesome!
@@ryandepalma3436 I'm quite excited, too. I think the moon would be a great place to test some other autonomous 3D printing projects.
@@InfuriatedHawk I completely agree. I'm glad other people are as excited as I am. I look forward to the future of technology. Thank you for the reply, have a great day Hawk!
Shading the habitat seems like a waste of energy.
Better cover it in solar panels, if you really don't want the sun to heat the habitat.
Robots are fine and everything but what you guys need is cheap labour. Tell you what; I used to work on drilling rigs in -52c for months straight. I'll work FOR FREE, so long as you supply air and food. I'll build whatever you need me to and have plenty of experience turning wrenches and building electrical systems. Let me know. ....no sense spending millions to train an astronaut to do the same thing when you have expendable people like myself.
haha right? i'd goto space for just air and food no problem, hell just to clean space toilets even
@@crazystuffproduction Isn't that what 'Space Force' is for? lol
inflatables are a thousand times better than 3-D printing.
#devonisland #fakemoonlanding #fakenasa #nasalies #cgi #fakemoonlanding
not fan of concept art. I do like thin layer plastic iner and outer layer have ribes go mars cement. only concern recycle plastic have brought earth add weight launch rocket. I heard bidradble plastic mad corn. biodegradable part might not work in this case but to bad seed green house or print green house grow plants to make plastic for outer and inner walls and ribes. then make use carbonized in air and ice water if find it. get plastic material from that. rubber mad tree rain forest think. rubber might be possible material to use too. came idea second time watched though maybe first house print be green grow things help make other houses.
Just cartoons, ok
show for native, dumb idiots #nasalies #fakenasa #devonisland -> #fakemarslanding #fakemoonlanding #nazinasa
What an absolute joke and total naive ambition of such plans to send
humans to Mars. First with the numbers planned plus weight and size of
the ship, fuel requirements and realistic times could be well over a
year there and longer back. For Earth and Mars alignment to give the
shortest travel distance, might mean a year or more living there. Even
with all this 3D technology it would mean several humans in close
proximity for maybe three years and unlike astronauts circling earth for
half a year with the knowledge if need be they could be back on earth
with in a month. Yes there are projects for people to pretend by wearing
pretend spacesuits and living in pods in deserts with others - to see
the effect on humans coping living with each other. It is all false and
wishful thinking as no way apart maybe from very senior Buddhist Monks
can 'even' very intelligent, proven calm personalities, group harmony
tested profiles astronauts being able to live in such proximity with out
ending up killing each other. We as a race on the evolutionary scale
when we consider the type of films, games, pursuits and interests where
violence, sex, self abuse, egos etc are now the norm - really are still
in our caves banging the rocks. Plus even if the pods made to house
them are technological marvels than we are amazed at when we watch them
are still no more than confined huts with nothing but 'red' dust, stones
and dried mud ever where. No research is being done on not seeing the
green grass or blue sky of earth for so long, not letting loose and
getting drunk, finally getting away from those at work or at home who
drive us mad. Also the need for sex, even if planned and profiled
assigned couples is planned for, what about falling outs, jealousies or
unplanned relationships. What happens if your planned partner after two
months fancies another member of the group and you can hear them having
sex in pod you live in. I only went through 6 days of a girl friend
choosing to dump me on a holiday for a guy whose wife I certainly did
not fancy, and I am sure if I had known I would have had to listen to
them having sex and me none for two years, I expect I would have
murdered them both. We as a race, are no way ready for space travel in
both terms of our primitive and basic traits plus current technology to
travel to space. It may well be that even if there is intelligent life
out there, life as know it 'Jim' due to it's very makeup is bound to the
planet it is created on. Also to be honest even loving SF, watching the
man land on the moon (if we actually did) and following all the NASA
flights I now at 66 years old and see in truth what a foul, violent,
destructive and obnoxious race we mainly are - should NEVER be allowed
to colonize space.
What an absolute joke and total naive ambition of such plans to send
humans to Mars. First with the numbers planned plus weight and size of
the ship, fuel requirements and realistic times could be well over a
year there and longer back. For Earth and Mars alignment to give the
shortest travel distance, might mean a year or more living there. Even
with all this 3D technology it would mean several humans in close
proximity for maybe three years and unlike astronauts circling earth for
half a year with the knowledge if need be they could be back on earth
with in a month. Yes there are projects for people to pretend by wearing
pretend spacesuits and living in pods in deserts with others - to see
the effect on humans coping living with each other. It is all false and
wishful thinking as no way apart maybe from very senior Buddhist Monks
can 'even' very intelligent, proven calm personalities, group harmony
tested profiles astronauts being able to live in such proximity with out
ending up killing each other. We as a race on the evolutionary scale
when we consider the type of films, games, pursuits and interests where
violence, sex, self abuse, egos etc are now the norm - really are still
in our caves banging the rocks. Plus even if the pods made to house
them are technological marvels than we are amazed at when we watch them
are still no more than confined huts with nothing but 'red' dust, stones
and dried mud ever where. No research is being done on not seeing the
green grass or blue sky of earth for so long, not letting loose and
getting drunk, finally getting away from those at work or at home who
drive us mad. Also the need for sex, even if planned and profiled
assigned couples is planned for, what about falling outs, jealousies or
unplanned relationships. What happens if your planned partner after two
months fancies another member of the group and you can hear them having
sex in pod you live in. I only went through 6 days of a girl friend
choosing to dump me on a holiday for a guy whose wife I certainly did
not fancy, and I am sure if I had known I would have had to listen to
them having sex and me none for two years, I expect I would have
murdered them both. We as a race, are no way ready for space travel in
both terms of our primitive and basic traits plus current technology to
travel to space. It may well be that even if there is intelligent life
out there, life as know it 'Jim' due to it's very makeup is bound to the
planet it is created on. Also to be honest even loving SF, watching the
man land on the moon (if we actually did) and following all the NASA
flights I now at 66 years old and see in truth what a foul, violent,
destructive and obnoxious race we mainly are - should NEVER be allowed
to colonize space.