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Summary Description:
NASA is seeking innovative concepts for the Artemis program to deliver pressurized logistics (food, supplies, water, repair items, tools, etc) to the surface of the moon. The logistics are housed within pressurized containers that are thermally conditioned while receiving power resources from the lander (used for delivery) until removed. These containers will be offloaded, and used to transfer the logistics to a pressurized rover or be transported across the surface of the moon to their final destination at a surface habitat where they will be loaded by crew/robotics into that habitat through direct pressurized interface connections.
Background:
The Artemis Program is planning to send the humans to the surface of the moon and create a sustained base of operations on the Lunar south pole. A critical component of enabling sustainable scientific exploration on the lunar surface is a robust, repeatable, and reliable lifecycle logistics and supply chain architecture. To better enable this architecture there needs to be standardized, rugged concepts for transporting logistic supplies once they land on the lunar surface. These concepts must be able to withstand the harsh conditions on the surface and be capable of offloading, transport, and pressurized mating with surface vehicles for content transfer. A standard logistics carrier will need to be developed that enables logistics for the extended lunar missions to be delivered to the lunar surface, where they will be transferred from the lander to either a pressurized rover or a surface habitat.
Project/Problem Description:
There is a need for standard logistics containers that can be packed with dry goods on Earth, loaded on a lander, land on the lunar surface, and then transported from a lunarlander to a pressurized, shirt sleeve environment in order to support longer duration crew missions on the lunar surface. Container concept characteristics that should be considered in this challenge include:
1. Sizing: These dry goods, consisting of items such as food, clothing, crew and operational supplies, will be stowed in cargo transfer bags (CTBs) which have dimensions of 50.2 cm X 42.5 cm X 24.8 cm and mass of 0.89kg each. For a 4 crew, 28-day lunar mission it is estimated that there will be a need for 1,365kg of logistics supplies packed in 75 CTBs. Along with the need for CTBs, there is anticipated to be a need to accommodate larger items such as spare parts or those required for outfitting or reconfiguring a shirt sleeved environment that will not fit in CTBs, so it would be referable that the container(s) accommodate different internal configurations or are reconfigurable to accommodate this scenario. Container concepts should consider sizing to minimize total mass of the containers compared to the total mass of the dry goods. Additionally, sizing should consider the complexity of operations related to larger quantities of smaller containers versus smaller quantities of larger containers.
2. Pressure: The containers will need to be initially packed on Earth at 14.7psi and will be required to hold a pressure of at least 8.2psi until the dry goods are removed from them and must have a way to equalize the pressure before being opened in the pressurized environment on the lunar surface.
3. Temperature: The containers will need to maintain an internal temperature between 10 and 30 degrees Celsius until the dry goods are removed from them in order to ensure any sensitive dry goods, such as medicines, do not go outside of acceptable temperature range.
4. Data Logging and Transmission: The containers will need to communicate and/or store data records of temperature and pressure in order to ensure these parameters were within acceptable range since the dry goods were packed.
5. Power: The containers will need to maintain temperature and data records, therefore power will be required, either from the lander or from internal stored energy. Power will be required at least until the crew can retrieve the containers which can be up to 120 days after landing on the lunar surface.
6. Packing/Unpacking: The containers will need to be loaded on Earth and unloaded on the lunar surface. There will be a need to stow the dry goods within the container in a secured and orderly manner in order to minimize any shifting of contents during launch, landing and transport across the lunar surface.
7. Delivery and Handling: The containers will be delivered to the lunar surface on a logistics lander. The containers will need to be offloaded from a logistics lander, preferably in an automated manner, but also potentially manually by the crew. Some of the containers will then be attached or connected to a pressurized rover so that the crew can unload dry goods to be used within the rover. Other containers will be taken to a surface habitat for use by crew within that element. In order to accomplish these transfer operations, any offloading, transfer, and transport concepts must be reliable, minimize crew time required to perform the offloading and transfer, and can be performed safely by the crew.
8. Interfaces: The dry goods in the containers will need to be accessed by the crew, in a pressurized environment, on the lunar surface. Preferably the containers will not need to be brought into the environment in order to unpack them as this would require a crew EVA to retrieve them, cleaning of the exterior of the container to mitigate lunar dust prior to bringing them into the environment, and space inside the environment to store the container if they are brought inside. Therefore, any container concept needs to attach to the pressurized environment in order to allow for loading and unloading by the crew. For this challenge, the container concepts should include a 67 cm x 47 cm hatch in order to allow for the transfer of goods by mating of the container to a shirt sleeve environment, such as a pressurized rover or surface habitat, without having to bring the carrier inside.
9. Support Equipment: Container concepts should identify and detail any support equipment needed in order to be able to pack/unpack, load/offload, and/or transport the containers across the lunar surface.
10. Reusability: Once the containers have been used to deliver the dry goods they will be used to store trash and waste until such time as it can be dealt with or if not needed will be available for other uses. Container concepts could potentially have other functionality for repurposing after they have delivered the cargo.., have a pressure equalization valve and be able to monitor internal pressure and temperature data.
The criteria for evaluation will include examination of the durability, quantity, size, and dimension of the logistics containers, along with power needs vs how long the carrier can maintain temperature range, ease of offloading and handling, human factors involved in packing and unpacking the dry goods into/from inside the carrier, complexity of the concept of operations, and total mass of containers vs the mass of the dry goods carried.
Judging Factors
Proposal quality. Clear definition of delivery and container concept. Submission is well-
organized and reflects an understanding of the problem statement, operational environment, and constraints. Presentation and analysis easily facilitates the evaluation of concept.
Concept of operations - submission details how the carrier is launched, deployed, and operated as well as the operation of subsystems; presents overall considerations for interoperability with other assets
Completeness - submission of all documents with requested content; presentation of overall design and required subsystems needed with accompanying data and drawings
Technical credibility - submission documents ground rules and assumptions, design and
implementation is feasible in a mission scenario, supporting calculations and analyses are summarized, and design is judged as realistic and effective within the constraints of the challenge
Environmental considerations/survivability - submission considers survivability from launch landing and in transfer between assets across the lunar surface; at a high level, submission considers temperature range in operation, dust mitigation, vacuum, and reduced gravity environment
Fidelity of the model - submission is of a high fidelity with appropriate design detail;
submission is detailed enough to explain the technical solution and evaluate it
1. The competitor shall deliver a report in PDF/MS word format that covers the concept design, pictures/drawings, dimensions, concept of operation, functions/features, mass breakdown, interface requirements/design, and expected resource needs (e.g. power, communications).
2. The competitor shall deliver any CAD or animations used in the development of the
concept.
ENTERING THE COMPETITION:
Submitting an Entry
AWARDING THE WINNERS
The sum of the Awards is the total gross amount of the reward. The awarded participant is solely liable for the payment of all taxes, duties, and other similar measures if imposed on the reward pursuant to the legislation of the country of his/her residence, domicile, citizenship, workplace, or any other criterion of similar nature. Only 1 award per person. Prizes may not be transferred or exchanged. All winners will be contacted by the GrabCAD staff to get their contact information and any other information needed to get the prize to them. Payment of cash awards is made through Checks mailed to the Winners. All team awards will be transferred to the member who entered the Challenge. Vouchers will be provided in the form of Stratasys Direct Manufacturing promo codes.
We will release the finalists before the announcement of the winners to give the Community an opportunity to share their favorites in the comments, discuss concerns, and allow time for any testing or analysis by the Jury. The Jury will take the feedback into consideration when picking the winners.
Winning designs will be chosen based on the Rules and Requirements schedule.
In order to be eligible for a prize solutions must originate from either the U.S. or a designated country (see definition of designated country at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_25_003), OR have been substantially transformed in the US or designated country prior to delivery pursuant to FAR 25.403(c).
Schedule
This Challenge ends on January 9th, 2023 (23:59 EST.) Finalists will be announced on January 23rd, 2023 and Winners will be announced on February 6th, 2023$7000 in Prizes
$3500
$1000
$500
The Habitation Systems Development Office at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center supports systems engineering, integration, and project management for next-generation space habitats. The office is responsible for formulation activities related to Lunar Surface Habitat and Mars Transit Habitat. The Logistics Formulation Team at Kennedy Space Center supports the Architecture Development Office and is responsible for formulating logistics systems supporting Lunar and Mars Surface operations.
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87 comments
Alex Griffin, CSWP over 1 year ago
Hi, just wondering about the eligible, I am from Ireland so does that mean i can't entry? Thanks in advance
Eric Gabriel Silva over 1 year ago
Hello, initially I would like to thank you for the opportunity of another NASA challenge.
I have a question regarding what will be the G force that the container must withstand during launch.
Thank you very much in advance.
Natasha Caron over 1 year ago
@Alex Griffin,
Short answer: you are eligible for a prize in Ireland. Long answer:
"In order to be eligible for a prize solutions must originate from either the U.S. or a designated country (see definition of designated country at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_25_003),OR have been substantially transformed in the US or designated country prior to delivery pursuant to FAR 25.403(c)."
And the relevant FAR excerpt:
"Designated country means any of the following countries:
(1) A World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA) country (Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria,, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan (known in the World Trade Organization as "the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei)"), Ukraine, or United Kingdom);"
Alex Griffin, CSWP over 1 year ago
@Natasha Caron, Thank you very much :)
Natasha Caron over 1 year ago
@Eric Gabriel Silva,
G forces experienced are very dependent on the rocket used for launch. Here are two resources you can refer to for ballpark numbers:
SLS Mission Planner's Guide, available through NTRS (https://ntrs.nasa.gov/):
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20170005323/downloads/20170005323.pdf (in particular, section 5.1)
Launch Services Program Infobook:
https://tdglobal.ksc.nasa.gov/servlet/sm.web.Fetch/LSP_InfoBook_2022-2023_revised.pdf?rhid=1003&did=49659&type=released&FixForIE=LSP_InfoBook_2022-2023_revised.pdf
The second link is available through LSP's site: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/launchingrockets/index.html
For a little context, upon reentry Apollo 16 was subjected to 7.19 g and the space shuttle was limited to 3 g.
Eric Gabriel Silva over 1 year ago
Understood, @Natasha Caron. Thank you very much!
santhosh sekar over 1 year ago
Hello, Myself Santhosh. I am an Indian citizen. But currently being resident in Sweden. Am I eligible for the competition?
Natasha Caron over 1 year ago
@santhosh sekar,
After looking into this question, I was told that "GrabCAD is responsible for ensuring eligibility of participants," so yes, you should be eligible to participate.
Paul Kessler over 1 year ago
@Eric We have often used 5g axial launch loads as a starting point.
Dominion Akoh over 1 year ago
Nigerians always left out. wonder what we ever did
Augustine Uyah over 1 year ago
Hello, about the eligibility. I'm a Nigerian, does that mean I don't qualify to submit an entry?
Eric Gabriel Silva over 1 year ago
Interesting, @Paul Kessler. Thanks for the information!
JinWon Bae over 1 year ago
I don't participate, but it's a great campaign
kunal chauhan over 1 year ago
I am from india , am i eligible for competition and prize?
Natasha Caron over 1 year ago
@kunal chauhan, @Augustine Uyah, please refer to previous answers.
"GrabCAD is responsible for ensuring eligibility of participants,"
"In order to be eligible for a prize solutions must originate from either the U.S. or a designated country (see definition of designated country at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_25_003),OR have been substantially transformed in the US or designated country prior to delivery pursuant to FAR 25.403(c)."
And the relevant FAR excerpt:
"Designated country means any of the following countries:
(1) A World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement (WTO GPA) country (Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria,, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea (Republic of), Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan (known in the World Trade Organization as "the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (Chinese Taipei)"), Ukraine, or United Kingdom);"
Alexandr Pavlov over 1 year ago
Да тут пожалуй на профессорскую диссертацию требования, а награда, ниже оклада уборщицы... ну конечно же найдутся дураки и за грош свой талант разменять... печалька...
Alexandr Pavlov over 1 year ago
Не в обиду.
Alexandr Pavlov over 1 year ago
Комментарии сюда https://youtu.be/Kko_aaJHi2Y
Senftus over 1 year ago
Is the 67x47 cm hatch for the interface a fixed size or at least a minimum?
Natasha Caron over 1 year ago
Senftus, hatch size is fixed.
Kaiwalya Khairnar over 1 year ago
Hi,
My name is Kaivalya Khairnar, and I am from India. I read your reply for Kunal Chauhan, and I think an Indian citizen who is living in India is not eligible in this competition. Is this correct?
Natasha Caron over 1 year ago
@Kaiwalya Khairnar,
Correct.
Also, GrabCAD is responsible for ensuring eligibility of participants.
Tauseef Ahmed over 1 year ago
Can people with Indian citizenship participate in this challenge?
If not, why can't we participate?
Goh Duan Yi over 1 year ago
try changing your location in settings, that would help
Sean Grantham over 1 year ago
May I ask what the max weight can be for the box and the max size.
Natasha Caron over 1 year ago
@ Sean Grantham,
Per the challenge:
"The criteria for evaluation will include examination of the durability, quantity, size, and dimension of the logistics containers, along with power needs vs how long the carrier can maintain temperature range, ease of offloading and handling, human factors involved in packing and unpacking the dry goods into/from inside the carrier, complexity of the concept of operations, and total mass of containers vs the mass of the dry goods carried."
So, weight and box size are not arbitrarily limited; though higher weight increases the cost to launch. I would recommend looking at the Launch Services Program Infobook I posted a couple of weeks ago.
Paul S. over 1 year ago
Dear Mrs. Caron,
Kindly expand on these specifications :
- The ‘cargo transfer bags’ appear to have carrying handles on their side walls.
A) On four (4) sides only, none on the top and bottom surfaces ?
B) Do these handles protrude away from the bag by 2.5” or more (thick glove) ?
C) Are these handles rigid or collapsible (min distance to the side of bag) ?
D) Other protrusions on the CTBs, such as surface contact, or spacer pads, locks, anchor rings, name tags, etc.. ?
E) The CTBs appear to be foldable / collapsible and to have soft surfaces. Please confirm.
F) Please confirm that the mission under the scope covers the delivery to the Moon of 75 CTBs in one shipment, divided-up between the optimal number of suitable Moon Movers.
- Presumably, the Moon Mover(s) (MMs) will be shipped aboard of a fully loaded ‘Cargo Block Lander’, along with other parts / materials, ahead or after the arrival of the astronauts.
G) The MMs could be self-unloaded from the lander in bulk with everything else.
H) Due to their vital role for survival, the MMs could be self-unloaded from the lander separately, before the rest, to prevent damage, access hindrance by spilled goods or other obstacles.
I) Which type of unloading should the MMs be adapted for, or both ?
Thank you,
Paul S.
Natasha Caron over 1 year ago
@Paul S.
For A-D: For this challenge assume handles on the cargo transfer bags can be configured as necessary for your concept
E: Yes, the CTBs have soft, collapsible surfaces
F: Yes, all 75 CTBs would be delivered in one shipment for this challenge
G-I: The details of how the MMs are unloaded should be part of the concept developed for this challenge
Bill Kapok over 1 year ago
Mrs Caron,
Thank you for your answer.
Further to the internal “Sizing” of the container – info needed to set the internal layout, railing, anchoring, crush protection and overall rigidity of the storage compartment :
A) What is the max size of the “larger items such as spare parts”, their max mass per item and how many of these to be expected in one shipment to the Moon ?
B) Presumably, such items will occupy space of a few CTBs corresponding to their volume. Not require additional volume inside the Moon mover (MM).
External envelope sturdiness issues :
C) Max punctual (lbf or N) and distributed (psi or N/cm²) loads from the stacked items on top of the MM during acceleration and rough landing ?
D) Max height of the MM’s accidental drop during handling to be accounted for ?
Obviously, the above considerations will affect the mass of the MMs.
Venchov Design over 1 year ago
Is there a conceptional design of CTBs, if yes from where to download it ?
Melville over 1 year ago
Greetings
I will repost my question
Actually a smart cupboard is perfect solution for the competition
Or a smart cupboard with detachable temperature control
Suppose above cupboard is placed on Artemis vehicle
How much maximum size is possible
A green chamber for food storage and insulated outer casing will
Work well
Victor Alvarez over 1 year ago
@Melville Please refer to paragraph 1) above in the problem description for sizing. No maximum size has been identified for the container(s) and would be part of the submission as part of this challenge
Victor Alvarez over 1 year ago
@ Venchov Design, no conceptual design is available for downloading. The CTBs are as described in paragraph 1) above in the problem description.
Victor Alvarez over 1 year ago
@ Bill Kapok
A) The larger items do not have a max size, they would be shipped instead of the CTBs, and may require different method of securing within the container compared to how CTBs would be secured
B) Correct
C) Not sure what "stacked items on top of the MM" refers too, but please include assumptions made In your concept submission that influenced the concept
D) It is not necessary to account for dropping of the MMs
Phil R over 1 year ago
10 to 30 degrees Celcius for a 120 day of internal power on a container???
Siddhant Diwaker over 1 year ago
hi there,
"The competitor shall deliver any CAD or animations used in the development of the
concept.", can we use blender software for this task?
thanks.
Victor Alvarez over 1 year ago
@Siddhant Diwaker, yes blender software is fine
Safal Raj over 1 year ago
Can Indians participate?
Alexandr Pavlov over 1 year ago
*In order to be eligible for a prize solutions must originate from either the U.S. or a designated country (see definition of designated country at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_25_003), OR have been substantially transformed in the US or designated country prior to delivery pursuant to FAR 25.403(c).*------
How do you imagine it - describe it with calculations and justification of costs and taking into account the tax rate and the economic effect?
Tommy Mueller over 1 year ago
@GrabCAD Staff - As David G asked over a day ago, when does the challenge actually end? Is it 9 or 18 days left? Please respond!
Laura Stelling over 1 year ago
Hi Tommy and David -- just so you know we've reached out to GrabCAD to try and resolve this issue. The closing date is January 9, 2023. Thank you for pointing this error out!
Tommy Mueller over 1 year ago
Saweet! Thanks Laura Stelling for the clarification. Guaranteed that the extra time will mean a lot for many of us :)
Dian Botha over 1 year ago
Hi just two quick questions
1) what are the dimensions of the cargo bay of the rocket that is carrying this container from earth to the moon
2) Am I allowed to participate if I am located in South Africa
Ryan Cortenbach over 1 year ago
When is the true deadline for this challenge: January 9 or December 31? NASA website says 9.
Do I have to build this project in real life? Or are we just making blueprints?
If I team up with someone else and we place, can we split earnings?
akshita gaba over 1 year ago
We are a team from India. If we participate, will we get the certificate for our participation and winning certificate in case we win?
Edem Kokou over 1 year ago
Can we submit more than 1 concept?
Mikel Iturbe over 1 year ago
Hi,
I think there is a misunderstanding with the deadline. It says 9th January at 23:59 EST and that should add one extra day tu the current countdown if I am not wrong. Is that right?
Best regards,
Mikel
Edem Kokou over 1 year ago
@Grabcad This is the second time the deadline is messed up please fix this.
Marcelo Valderrey over 1 year ago
Hello,
the deadline is specified as January 9 at 23:59 (today) but I see that they closed it on January 8 (yesterday)!
Can an entry be edited? I am discouraged from using the "edit model" button which is still available in GC for fear that my input will later be invalidated.
Best regards,
Marcelo
Samuel Oyefusi over 1 year ago
@Natasha Caron
The deadline seems to be incorrect.
Kesa over 1 year ago
We fixed the Timer. We were out for the holiday and we had someone switch the times but it was wrong. Sorry for the mix up.
James Roggenbuck over 1 year ago
I guess, I ended up submitting after the deadline. ohh, what a world.
Brian Kardon over 1 year ago
Unfortunately I tried to upload last night, but saw that it said the deadline had passed - I rechecked recently, and it appears the deadline had not passed - is there any way to upload a little late? Or is the submission now closed? Thanks.
Germano Pecoraro Designer over 1 year ago
These last minute uploads are a bit strange!
Carlos J. Veloso over 1 year ago
Good morning all,
I am puzzled why my Moon Movers project did not show up on the Challenge list. It was uploaded and it can be seen on my profile. Can you help please?
Thank you
Adam Kooperman over 1 year ago
Hi Carlos,
When you submit an entry it will automatically given the challenge title tag, now it is "NASAMOONMOVERS". Sometimes it not happened. I always write manually.
As I see your model it is missing. That is the problem. Unfortunatelly the deadline is over. Your concept is good.
Kesa over 1 year ago
Finalists will be annouced today. Thanks for your patience.
Adam Kooperman over 1 year ago
Congratulation to the finalists!
Siddhant Diwaker over 1 year ago
I can't even imagine I got selected as a finalist ;)
Congratulations to every finalist !
Adam Kooperman over 1 year ago
I would like to thank for NASA and GrabCAD for giving me the opportunity to participate in this challenges and also for choosing my concept among the finalists too ! Thanks a lot and good luck to everyone!
Augustine Uyah over 1 year ago
I'm so glad the finalists' selection has been released and I am among them.
I'm not a frequent GrabCAD community user, but I use the platform to get designs of auxiliary parts. However, I saw this challenge as an opportunity to give back to the community. I researched to make my design enough to satisfy all the constraints and I hope the community users enjoy my presentation and explanation of each system and subsystem. Thank you.
Congratulations to all the finalists❤️
Marcelo Valderrey over 1 year ago
My thanks to NASA for generating this challenge, to the judges for their hard and difficult task evaluating such diverse solutions, and to all my GrabCAD colleagues who participated by contributing their ideas.
It is inevitable to imagine what would happen in a "second instance of design" in which anyone could take these ideas and make new proposals based on them, by association, contrast or rupture.
It makes you want to post-process this wonderful initial brainstorm and watch disruptive solutions emerge.
Best regards!
Muhammad Isra over 1 year ago
Thanks to NASA for presenting this challenge, thanks to the judges, and thanks to all grabcad colleagues, congratulations to the finalists. I didn't imagine being selected as a finalist before, thank you for giving me the opportunity. good luck everyone.
best regard
Alan Douglas over 1 year ago
Hi, I was shared this competition link to view the interesting work being done here, and it's all amazing.
However, out of the top three finalists, I think "The Cell" is a really well-thought-out concept. What stood out the most was the utilization of a wireless power source to avoid dust. That's a simple but effective solution that just works and improves longevity as the containers are bound to be placed outside.
Another design that caught me was "Adaptive logistics container" with its military theme and background. I like the stories told in the pdf.
I wish the finalists luck, and may the best win.
Ekasapta Agustinus over 1 year ago
My thanks to NASA and GrabCAD for this challenge, and congratulation to all the finalists.
Best Regard
Augustine Uyah over 1 year ago
Thank you so much, Alan.
The idea to use inductive power coupling over physical plugs was inspired by my desire to create a versatile container that did not need to be powered by solar panels but can be repurposed to be used outside the lunar habitat.
Solar panels add extra weight and are fragile which makes logistics more complicated and burns more fuel on takeoff, and I figured the lunar habitat would already be powered, so I could simplify things and just tap from that reserve.
However, that power needs to be delivered using a method that avoids lunar dust, and physical plugs will easily get clogged. Hence the wireless connector.
Mikel Iturbe over 1 year ago
Congratulations to everyone!
All the best,
Mikel
Germano Pecoraro Designer over 1 year ago
Congratulations
Ewen Morvan over 1 year ago
I thank NASA & GrabCAD for this opportunity to take part in the Moon Movers challenge. It was such an interesting experience!
Many thanks to the judges for their time evaluating all the projects. I’m so glad & grateful that mine was chosen to be part of the finalists !
Thanks to all participants for sharing their ideas : technical concepts are so diverse and inspiring.
Congratulations to all finalists! Some projects are absolutely breathtaking !
Best regards
Rishith Arra over 1 year ago
Thanks for having me as a winner! I'm glad the committee chose me, and good luck to the finalists!
Augustine Uyah over 1 year ago
As we are to share our favorites, I believe my favorites are:
The "spider box" which uses strings or wires to resist forces. I think that's a nice method to use without increasing weight much.
Then, I would say I also like the Artemis supply chain because of its use of electromagnets to simplify logistics.
Carlos J. Veloso over 1 year ago
The projects issued from The Habitation Systems Development Office at NASA are a joy. It opens your mind when comparing your submission with others, the ideas, and the talents presented are priceless. Hopefully we get to see more challenges in the near future.
Ubongabasi Tommy over 1 year ago
An interesting challenge for these bright minds, the brilliant thinking, attention to detail and thinking out of the box to account for edge cases leaves me impressed. I have gone through a lot of the design documentation, and I must say I am impressed. The Cell by Augustine Uyah is pretty practical, his design, versatile. And the application of a dual redundancy system is practical.
I believe all the finalists did very splendid jobs and whoever is the winner would be well deserving, my sincere best wishes to all the finalists.
Siddhant Diwaker about 1 year ago
@Augustine Uyah Thank you so much for your kind words about my Artemis supply chain concept.
Germano Pecoraro Designer about 1 year ago
I'm not on Gradcad to make controversy, but I have some doubts about some selected projects:
1 - the weight exceeds the 890 grams of the competition;
2 - in other cases I have the impression that thermal insulation is not adequately considered.
They are just impressions, I don't know.
Germano Pecoraro Designer about 1 year ago
Carloj, and so what?
Siddhant Diwaker about 1 year ago
congratulations to the winners :)
Adam Kooperman about 1 year ago
Congratulations to the Winners!
Marcelo Valderrey about 1 year ago
Congratulations to all GrabCAD colleagues for contributing so many valuable solutions.
Rishith Arra about 1 year ago
Congratulation's to everybody who won and congrats if you participated!
Augustine Uyah about 1 year ago
Big thanks to all the participants for the effort put forward to take part in the competition. Many of the designs submitted here we're simply brilliant.
Congratulations to all the finalists and the winners. And I really appreciate the judges for the time that has been invested into this competition
Ewen Morvan about 1 year ago
Sorry for my late comment, was very busy these last weeks.
Congratulations to the winners and all the participants. I am so happy to be ranked 2nd!!
It was such an interesting challenge! I had fun working on this project and moreover
it’s so enriching & stimulating to discover technical solutions & designs developed by other participants. The use of wireless connectors by Augustine Uyah (The Cell) is a great idea... logical when you see it... but that’s the point: having the good idea! I love Pillbug by Marcelo Valderrey : being able to “think out of the box” and get inspired by biology triggers incredible solutions! That’s mind blowing !
I thank the jury for their time examining all the proposals and for their constructive comments.
I look forward to participating in another NASA challenge.
Kesa about 1 year ago
An update on the challenge winners prizes. Our person who awards your prizes is currently on vacation and we are awaiting her return so she can award your prizes. Thank you for your patience.
Roberto Estrella about 1 year ago
when was the next contest
Mikel Iturbe about 1 year ago
Hi,
First of all, congratulations to the winners and participants of the challenge since it has been a rewarding experience. Secondly, I would like to understand why my design that was selected by the judges as “honorable mention” is the only one without feedback.I have been trying to contact GrabCad but I did not receive any answer about this. Is there anyone in charge or someone that could help with this?
Regards,
Mikel
claritypotion 11 months ago
有点意思
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