WEEK 7

Building the space settlement

OBJECTIVE: To design the interior of the space settlement; allocate areas for growing food, recreation, housing and industry; The final design touches that would make the orbital space settlement a very nice place to live.

CONTENT AREAS: Natural resources; Environmental quality; Natural and human-induced hazards. Personal and community health; Engineering and technological design; problem solving.

Now that you have done the orbital calculations, and determined ways on how to meet physiological needs of the people including gravity and shielding it is time for "interior decorating". You are finally ready to build the space settlement. Congratulations... In this lesson you will design the interior of your orbital space settlement and provide the materials, and methods to build it.

What will be the design of your housing.
Where will be the agricultural areas? Industrial areas? Recreational areas?
Would there be "weather"?
How would the people and objects travel inside.

Related links in Space Settlements a Design Study by NASA:

Here are suggestions for members of your group:

PROJECT LEADER: Makes sure the report is almost finished and if necessary helps to finish it. Makes sure all the members have successfully completed the first 7 weeks of the course.
SCIENTIST: Checks the overall report for scientific accuracy and works closely with the researcher in designing the interior of the space settlement and building phase of the design.
ARTIST: Creates the final illustrations of the interior of the space settlement.
RESEARCHER: Studies and if necessary prints the materials in links.
TASKMASTER: Types the part of the report that deals with interior and building of the space settlement design of the group.
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Teacher Led Activities:

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