1. Bellwork 1/7
What kind of challenges need to be overcome in order to make a space colony/habitat work?

2. Coming Up—A Day:
Today 1/2: Space Environment, Introduce Final Project, The Martian
Friday 1/4: Terrestrial Space Colonies & Equipment, Work time
Tuesday 1/8: Orbital Space Colonies & Probes, work time
Thursday 1/10: Space Exploration Ethics, Worktime
Monday 1/14 (skinny day): Work time
Tuesday 1/15: Final Exam period

3. Coming Up—B Day:
Today 1/3: Space Environment, Introduce Final Project, The Martian
Monday 1/7: Terrestrial Space Colonies & Equipment, Work time
Wednesday 1/9: Orbital Space Colonies & Probes, work time
Friday 1/11: Space Exploration Ethics, Worktime
Monday 1/14 (skinny day): Work time
Thursday 1/17: Final Exam period

4. What is a ‘Space Colony?”
Permanent or temporary settlement in outer space
Can be Orbital or Planetary (on a surface)
Orbital example: International Space Station
Planetary example: Mars or Lunar colony

5. What kind of challenges need to be overcome in order to make a space colony/habitat work?

6. “Biosphere 2”: Oracle, Arizona Mars Arctic Research Station
another option…
Planetary Colonies
Artificial Gravity might not be needed for these
This is a more permanent type of colony
Building a society:
Growing food
Recycling materials
Build an ecosystem…Terraforming?
“Biosphere 2”: Oracle, Arizona
Mars Arctic Research Station

7. Protection from Radiation & Atmosphere (…or lack there of…)
Similar to the challenges of an Orbital Colony
Pressurized chambers
Glass/surfaces that filter UV radiation
Recycling of CO2 & O2…no deliveries from Earth on this one!

8. Communication with Earth
Satellites—NASA Deep Space Network
there is lag time in communication
Mars One is planning to have internet…so texting & sending info through Apps would be possible

9. Transportation (we’ll revisit this after break)
Time line to get there
Launch date & trajectory (needs to be based on timeline)
Time frame to send each piece of the colony up
This is likely not able to be accomplished in a year…the ISS took 2 years just to be ready for a small crew…and it only takes hours/days to get onto the ISS

10. Growing Plants Hydroponics—growing plants without soil
Aquaponics—plants and fish create a sustainable environment

11. Can’t we just grow plants in the ground? Maybe…on Mars!

12. Societal Norms/Structure
Initially…
Roles of people on the colony
Chain of command
Later on…
Government
Law & Order
Currency?
…so many more things!