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The five US habitat models were honored at the latest edition of the Space Agency's 3D-Printed Habitat Centennial Challenge
The winning teams were selected to create numerical representations of the functions of these habitats.
Monsi Roman, head of NASA's Centennial Challenges program, said, "We are thrilled to see the success of this diverse group of teams that have approached this competition in their own unique styles.
" They not only design structures, they design habitats that will allow our space explorers to live and work on other planets. "19659002]" We are excited to see their drawings come alive as the competition progresses. "
First prize of £ 15,936.43 ($ 20,957.95) was awarded to the Zopherus team from Rogers, Arkansas
The Zopherus team presented a habitat modular martian printed remotely from the ground and prefabricated elements of the red planet
The modules would be badembled by a robot and a fleet of Martian rovers
This habitat Mars at won second place in a NASA home contest (Image: NASA / AI SpaceFactory)
The second cash prize of £ 15,935.89 ($ 20,957.24)) was awarded to AI SpaceFactory from New York, who designed urns-like habitats nicknamed MARSHA
We are excited to see their designs come to life as the competition progresses
Monsi Roman, NASA Centennial Challenges
Their video presentation, AI SpaceFactory said: "Marsha is our proposal for a Martian surface habitat. It was born of a cautious response to the Martian environment and a synergy between structural, architectural and construction principles. "
The Kahn-Yates team from Jackson, Mississippi, has earned third place for its unique habitats located around the equator." 19659002] The design of the habitat features a mesh or a shell of organic appearance surrounding a prefabricated inner core, and aims to cancel the hard effects of the March dust storms.
The team received a share of the price of £ 15,681.53 (20,622 , $ 74)
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Each year, Mars City Design organizes a contest in which teams from around the world submit their concepts for the future Martian cities, here are the winning submissions
1 of 8 [19659021] 1st Winner in ARCHITECTURE
The following finalists were SEArc h + / Apis Cor from New York and Northwestern University from Evanston, Illinois, who respectively won £ 14,889.37 ($ 19,580.97) and £ 13,596.79 ($ 17,881.10).
The goal of the 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge will provide astronauts with the ability to remotely build shelters from widely available resources on Mars.
Most habitats use so-called Martian concrete in their design – a mixture of ice, calcium oxide and Martian aggregate. 19659002] The first stage of the design challenge began with Phase 1 in 2014 and was completed in 2015 when several teams presented their first architectural renderings
The overall price of Phase 1 was 38 020, £ 00 ($ 50,000). ] NASA News: Martian Habitat Design "title =" NASA News: Martian Habitat Design "data-w =" 590 "data-h =" 481 "/> [19659026] The Zopherus team won first place for its 3D printed Martian habitat (Image: NASA / TEAM ZOPHERUS)
] This Martian habitat design would protect from the dust storms of the Red Planet (Image: NASA / TEAM KAHN YATES)
Phase 2, or Structural Member Contest, attracted a prize of £ 836,440 ($ 1.1 million) to create the necessary structural components.
The current Phase 3 phase has an overall price of £ 1.52million ($ 2million) to be distributed on a number of challenges. [19659002LexAkersBradleyUniversityNASApartnerinthischallengesaid:"Weencourageawiderangeofpeople"VirtualLevelsItallowsteamsfromhighschoolsuniversitiesandcompaniesthatmaynothaveaccesstolarge3Dprinterstobepartofthecompetitionbecausetheycanteamupwiththosewhohaveaccesstosuchmachinesforthefinallevelofthecompetition"
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