NASA and HeroX Want Your Ideas for How to Deal with Space Waste! - Universe Today universetoday storybywill
, this means that a separate module will need to be added to the spacecraft, so the crews are not buried in it by the time they reach their destination!
As the NTL and HeroX highlight, jettison operations are complex and potentially risky. During the long-duration transit phases of a crewed mission to Mars, there are no opportunities to rendezvous with resupply or repair craft, or return to Earth early. Therefore, the Challenge is complex and requires some truly innovative thinking that will help ensure mission success. As with so many other aspects of missions beyond Earth, the main focuses are sustainability In-Situ Resource Utilization .
“We consider the Waste-to-Base and Jettison Challenges to be complimentary. There are materials that will likely need to be jettisoned, but as we develop ways to repurpose materials the list of jettisoned materials decreases. Eventually, we’d like to repurpose all materials to create a circular economy. We’re not there yet.”To participate, competitors must consider several different crewed mission profiles that will require mechanical jettison operations at some point.
For this Challenge, the jettison mechanism refers specifically to the transit phases, where crews travel from Earth to Mars and then return. While surface operations are not technically included, the solution must still be available for the return journey, so consideration must be given to how the system will be stored and kept in working order for the many months that the crews are on the surface.
The Challenged launched earlier today . Now get cracking! We can’t wait to see what you come up with.”The Challenge will remain open until April 12, 2022 – may be considered for further development by NASA. The competition is open to anyone aged 18 or older from anywhere in the world, provided U.S. federal sanctions do not prohibit participation.
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