In science fiction movies, most of extraterrestrial base metal manufacture of cylinder-shaped object, but the fact is not necessarily so. Early next year, as the Moon or Mars Pathfinder designed inflatable homes will be transported to the Antarctic for testing activities, a children's play similar shape with the inflatable bed.
Ten minutes to complete inflated, deflated
According to the American media on the 18th, NASA (NASA) and theInflatable tents United States National Science Foundation (NSF) jointly, in the harsh Antarctic environment testing for the exploration of Mars, the Moon or the design of the new base. On the 14th, NASA in Delaware, ILC Dover's factories inflatable display this type architecture, similar to a children's play it used inflatable bed. NASA Constellation Project Office of the lunar surface systems project leader Lalituo said: "In about 10 minutes of time, we have accomplished its inflatable and deflated."
NSF scientists said such bases like kids like inflatable toys, but the design is much more complex and sophisticated. Fully inflatable state, the base high 2.4 m, the internal area of 35 square meters, the floor to ceiling height of 2.4 meters, people have enough vertical height. End gas release, the base weighing about 500 kilograms, only about 3.6 cubic meters of occupied space. The entire base by the power-driven, and fully insulation, and insulation.
Ropes fixed by the large number of bases in the surface. From the appearance of the base walls with a lot of fan-shaped "patch", the special structure of the rope, which makes Inflatable tents interludes pressure can be assigned to the base uniform surface. Around the base on both sides of the lower portion of the air bag over there, they are used as a protective layer to withstand the radiation on the moon. Theoretically, the entire base on the moon will cover the radiation protection layer.
Commissioning will be a year in the Antarctic
Designers intend to base on the moon in its early next year will be sent to the McMurdo Antarctic scientific expedition station. By then, four scientists will be four hours to complete "base" building. In the Antarctic extreme climate conditions, scientists must wear thick and cool suits work, so better simulation astronauts on the moon surface dressed in bulky spacesuits work situation.
From January 2008 to February 2009, the expedition will study at the ground "camping", the report for passing the test and embedded sensors monitor its performance. Bases will be built on McMurdo Station expedition has been several construction nearby, in their own commissioning of one year, the researchers will often be to "visit."
During the trial, scientists through the air pressure, temperature, smoke sensors and camera surveillance construction equipment within the living environment. All the information Inflatable tents collected will be passed a laptop computer. These computers will be Grade information through McMurdo Station pass NASA.
US bases on the moon like inflatable tentsTen minutes to complete inflated, deflated
According to the American media on the 18th, NASA (NASA) and theInflatable tents United States National Science Foundation (NSF) jointly, in the harsh Antarctic environment testing for the exploration of Mars, the Moon or the design of the new base. On the 14th, NASA in Delaware, ILC Dover's factories inflatable display this type architecture, similar to a children's play it used inflatable bed. NASA Constellation Project Office of the lunar surface systems project leader Lalituo said: "In about 10 minutes of time, we have accomplished its inflatable and deflated."
NSF scientists said such bases like kids like inflatable toys, but the design is much more complex and sophisticated. Fully inflatable state, the base high 2.4 m, the internal area of 35 square meters, the floor to ceiling height of 2.4 meters, people have enough vertical height. End gas release, the base weighing about 500 kilograms, only about 3.6 cubic meters of occupied space. The entire base by the power-driven, and fully insulation, and insulation.
Ropes fixed by the large number of bases in the surface. From the appearance of the base walls with a lot of fan-shaped "patch", the special structure of the rope, which makes Inflatable tents interludes pressure can be assigned to the base uniform surface. Around the base on both sides of the lower portion of the air bag over there, they are used as a protective layer to withstand the radiation on the moon. Theoretically, the entire base on the moon will cover the radiation protection layer.
Commissioning will be a year in the Antarctic
Designers intend to base on the moon in its early next year will be sent to the McMurdo Antarctic scientific expedition station. By then, four scientists will be four hours to complete "base" building. In the Antarctic extreme climate conditions, scientists must wear thick and cool suits work, so better simulation astronauts on the moon surface dressed in bulky spacesuits work situation.
From January 2008 to February 2009, the expedition will study at the ground "camping", the report for passing the test and embedded sensors monitor its performance. Bases will be built on McMurdo Station expedition has been several construction nearby, in their own commissioning of one year, the researchers will often be to "visit."
During the trial, scientists through the air pressure, temperature, smoke sensors and camera surveillance construction equipment within the living environment. All the information Inflatable tents collected will be passed a laptop computer. These computers will be Grade information through McMurdo Station pass NASA.