Training Materials and Teacher Tools
Above all, SSDCs are designed as innovative learning experiences that will help you inspire students. Although we feel that students derive the most benefit from going through the entire Competition process, educators are welcome and encouraged to use the materials as tools for other classroom and extracurricular activities.
Resources for Teachers
The information at the links below is provided to assist participants in doing calculations and understanding basic concepts that are integral to completing a proposal for entry in our global event.
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NASA Space Settlement Studies
Introduce your lesson with an optional, short summary. You can edit this excerpt in lesson settings.
Introduce your lesson with an optional, short summary. You can edit this excerpt in lesson settings.
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About Space
Space is not a friendly place. Mostly, it is nothing: vacuum, and apparent lack of gravity. What little there is in space is mostly hazardous, even the things that are assets.
Space is not a friendly place. Mostly, it is nothing: vacuum, and apparent lack of gravity. What little there is in space is mostly hazardous, even the things that are assets.
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Space Vehicles
A common difficulty for Space Settlement Design Competition teams is the business of figuring out the types of space vehicles that are needed to support construction and operations of a space settlement.
A common difficulty for Space Settlement Design Competition teams is the business of figuring out the types of space vehicles that are needed to support construction and operations of a space settlement.
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Establishing Design Requirements
The design requirements for space settlements derive from the simple question "what do people need that doesn’t exist in space?"; the simple answer to this question is "just about everything".
The design requirements for space settlements derive from the simple question "what do people need that doesn’t exist in space?"; the simple answer to this question is "just about everything".
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Schedules and Cost
Perhaps the most challenging parts of the Space Settlement Design Competition proposal to develop are the schedule and cost estimate for settlement completion. This is not by accident–schedule and cost estimates are also the most challenging part of “real life” proposals in industry.
Perhaps the most challenging parts of the Space Settlement Design Competition proposal to develop are the schedule and cost estimate for settlement completion. This is not by accident–schedule and cost estimates are also the most challenging part of “real life” proposals in industry.
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Orbit Calculations
Although teams need not compute orbits for Space Settlement Design Competitions, it is important to recognize orbital mechanics as a restriction on where things can go and stay in space. Some calculations can illustrate this.
Although teams need not compute orbits for Space Settlement Design Competitions, it is important to recognize orbital mechanics as a restriction on where things can go and stay in space. Some calculations can illustrate this.
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FAQs
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Embark on a journey where innovation knows no bounds.
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Experience the thrill of designing habitats for the future generation.
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Push the boundaries of technology and design to create a new world in space.
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Discover the excitement of building a settlement beyond the stars.