Students develop space settlement designs and related materials, which are sent to NASA for judgement. Contest is open to all 11-18 year olds and can be done in teams.
These links will give you background information you need to design your own space colony.
Space Settlements - Spreading Life Through our Solar System
Provides background knowledge about human needs in space.
Try your hand at decoding a radio message received from an imaginary alien civilization around another star.
You'll learn what is needed sustain human life on the moon and you'll build a model lunar settlement that provides all the necessities for healthy and happy human inhabitants.
You can be a Moon explorer. Practice by building your own Moon habitat. Pretend you are an astronaut working with your team mates on the Moon to build your new home.
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