Honeycomb house for Mars

One day, astronauts set foot on Mars, how will they live in an architectural headquarters? That is the premise question for the US Space and Aeronautics Agency (NASA) to organize the 'Mars Base Challenge' competition for creators to design space on Mars in the future.

The design called Queen B won first prize with the design of hexagonal rooms connecting together like a honeycomb.

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NASA collaborated with MakerBot - specialized in 3D printing, to host this competition because people can share their designs through 3D printers, using 3D printers to create products.

The design of the Queen B win belongs to author Noah Hornberg from Michigan. The structure of the house has met the requirements of residence for Mars environment very cold, which is in high radiation condition, lack of oxygen and often suffers from dust storms.

The Daily Mail cited Hornberg's description that he always thought of a comfortable room on Mars that would be 5 meters in diameter with hexagonal structure and many rooms with different functions would connect like a honeycomb, Help this house residents feel as comfortable as living on earth.

Queen B design has no protruding appendages so it is suitable for a long time. Hexagonal construction also has the advantage of being less likely to be distorted or broken under pressure compared to other shapes.

To keep the house warm, there will be a large underground container in which the water is heated by an underground heater. This also helps the steam tank add features to run the generator to collect energy.

Daily Mail said 228 contestants and the second prize in pyramid architecture with a closed system can grow food crops.