Ideal housing model on Mars

The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) announced on October 1 the design of the Band - like an ice castle, winning a design competition for human models on Mars.

NASA announced the ideal home model for humans on Mars

NASA said the competition was part of the Centennial Challenges program, attracting more than 165 designs, and 30 samples with the highest scores exhibited at the Maker Faire event in New York, USA.

The drawing won the first prize in NASA design competition.(Photo: SEArch).

Teams are judged on a variety of factors, including overall architecture, design methods, suitability for living, creativity, functionality, construction sites on Mars, and feasibility of construction. by 3D printing technology.

According to Wired, before NASA announced the discovery of liquid water on Mars, the designers of the Space Exploration Architecture and Clouds Architecture Office (SEArch) explored and planned to use ice as shelter on the red planet. .

Mars contains a large amount of ice, and it is the ideal material to build houses, because it takes advantage of local materials and natural light. The design team draws a triangular structure, easily built with robots using 3D printing technology. They were awarded the first prize by NASA for $ 25,000 with a design called The Screws .

The building has two coats.(Photo: SEArch)

SEArch said, this design "comes from the urgency to bring light and external connection to Mars architecture" , to create the safest and most comfortable protection space for people.

Snail tape has two layers of ice walls, utilizing the transparent properties of the ice to neutralize harmful radiation on Mars, protecting people living inside. In the center is the astronaut's living quarters, maximizing the habitat on the Earth, to create the familiar psychology of those who have to live long there.

After being put on the surface of Mars, two robots will build the Band. One collects ice from the surface of the planet, and the other will set the tape, layer by layer, into the structure of the house. Phoenix space probe landed on Mars in 2008 will provide the necessary energy for construction.

Inside the building.(Photo: SEArch).

"We can print many villages, forming large-scale settlements , " said Ostap Rudakevych, a member of the SEArch group.