Project Designing a Habitat in Mars 

PRESENTER NAME
 Introduction
• The X-Hab Challenge allows the agency to engage the next generation of skilled engineers while solving significant
concerns.
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• Every year, X-Hab teams build working prototypes,
• Consistency in astronaut living quarters is a difficulty in deep space travel.
• That includes a 250-day voyage, 500-day stay on Mars and another 250-day return.
• The surface of Mars has about a third of Earth's gravity, thus astronauts may spend months in microgravity (near
weightlessness). Moving to Mars might be safer and quicker if the surface habitat is comparable to Pavement
the one they
traveled in.
• In This project we will develop a dome that will make the life in mars habitable

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 Safety aspect of the Dome

This project will consider all the key aspect of safety which include mitigation against the following :
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I. Fire resistance with a high degree to allow evacuation and escape

II. Radiation respace

III.Favorable temperature

IV. Proper oxygen creation

Pavement
V. Safe speed of less than 350 km/h

VI. Adequate space

VII.Adequate lighting mechanism

VIII.Presence of plants
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IX. Gravity control
 Design concept

Front view

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Vertical view Back view
 Material To use
• Carbon IV Oxide

• Rock material exhibits properties comparable to terrestrial concrete

• Radio active membrane

• plastic sheets

• fiberglass,

• acrylic, metal

• cedar shingles,

• plywood,

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 Fabrication Strategies
• Regolith is not dissimilar from the typical concrete aggregate found on the surface

of the Earth.

• Rock material exhibits properties comparable to terrestrial concrete

• Quick curing time, high strength and recyclability,

• as well as flexibility and adaptability when used in a dry and cold environment

• Molten sulfur, which is abundant on Mars, is used in the preparation of the mixture

• In order to optimize both the coefficient of expansion and the good mechanical

• it is possible to proportion the rock material properly.

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 Heat transfer mode
Radiation Conduction
Convection Method
• In the process of radiation heat transmission, heat Conduction Heat transfer is the
• Whenever a fluid, including air or liquid, is
waves are released and may be absorbed, heated and subsequently moves away from the movement of heat through matter (solids,

subject, the kinetic energy is carried along with liquids, or gases).

reflected, or transmitted through a colder body
it.
depending on the circumstances.
Conduction is the movement of energy
• Convection is the term used to describe this sort
• The dome is heated by electromagnetic radiation of heat transmission. The fluid over a heated from higher energetic to less charged

emitted by the sun. Heat waves are emitted by hot surface expands, is becoming less compact, and electrons of a material via particle
rises as a result of this expansion
bodies. contact.

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 Radiation resistance
• This project will look at developing force fields to shelter astronauts from particle radiation.

• Force fields aren't only for sci-fi:

• Just like Earth's magnetic field shields humans from harmful particles, a strong localized electric or

magnetic field may form a protective bubble around a spaceship or home.

• Creating these fields on a broad scale now requires too much power and structural material,

therefore additional effort is required.

• The radiation danger will be mitigated

• A drug that could reverse some or all of the health impacts of radiation exposure would make

planning a safe trip to Mars and return much simpler.

• A high resistance value of 9 or higher will be adopted in this project

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 Design challenges
• Then there are technical issues like establishing a habitat, providing power, or employing numerous systems once there.

• Identification of the ideal material to use

• Lack of proper testing and analysis of the present material

• Low hardware to prepare the material for use

• Water is the main challenge

• Availability of equipment's to execute the design

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 Recommendations
• Many challenges were overcome when designing a structure on an extraterrestrial surface,

• Dealing with internal pressure,

• dead loads and live loads under reduced gravity,

• taking into account new failure modes, (Imhof, 2007).

• There is also concern about the structural awareness to temperature differentials between different sections of a single component.

• The possibility of embrittlement in metals due to extremely high thermal variations,

• the out-gassing of steels exposed to extreme temperatures, and other effects of high vacuum on steel, alloys, and advanced materials.

• In addition, the considerations of safety and dependability (as well as risk) must be key components of lunar constructions,

• just as they are for big Earth buildings of similar size.

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 Conclusions
• During my design, When evaluating the possibility of establishing a permanent colony on another planet,

• one of the most important considerations is the appraisal of the structure's whole life cycle.

• That is, from the conceptualization of a system to its retirement and disposal.

• the recycling of the system and its components.

• Because of this, even if the obstacles of space travel are unique, the colonization of satellites and planets might

educate us to be more frugal in our use of natural resources on Earth, encouraging us to strive efficiency and

sustainability on our home planet.

• A high radiation resistance factor will be adopted to safeguard the people in the dome

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 References

Imhof, B. (2007). [Interior] Configuration options, habitability and architectural aspects of the transfer

habitat module (THM) and the surface habitat on Mars (SHM)/ESA's AURORA human mission to Mars

(HMM) study. Acta Astronautica, 60(4-7), 571-587. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actaastro.2006.12.001

Page, M. (2018). Bacteria could help build Mars habitats. New Scientist, 238(3184), 16.

https://doi.org/10.1016/s0262-4079(18)31139-4

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Thank you