Rick Ausmann & Maximilian Kaufmann
Habitat Dodecahedron
Mankind strives for the unknown! From the not yet explored we learn new things. To explore something, you have to venture out.
We venture far out. All the way to Mars. There we defy all odds and challenges. Innovation and technology will protect us.
The first temporary research and exploration trips to Mars have been successfully carried out for decades. On them new technologies as well as the extraction of building materials on Mars were explored and tested.
Now the time has come. The first permanent colony is to be established on Mars. The building materials for the habitats are to be produced to the greatest possible extent from Mars‘ own raw materials.
For this purpose, regolith is removed and the 3D-printable portion is sorted out for a protective cover against radioactive radiation. A highly efficient machine, which can extract HDPE plastic from the high carbon atmosphere, prduces fillament for the interior walls and support structures.
Since the astronauts on Mars need a habitat as soon as possible after arrival and the stay of construction workers in the open must be kept short, the shell and parts of the interior of the habitat should already be finished before arrival. After arrival, only windows, doors, airlocks, furniture and technology will be installed by humans.
The work prior to the astronauts‘ arrival will be done autonomously by 3D printers and robots.
Since the population of the colony is to grow steadily and more and more functions will be added, the habitat must be modularly expandable.
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