LUNAR WORM
A HYBRID HABITATION MODULE INSPIRED BY NATURE
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TEAM
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Politecnico di Milano
2021
South Pole, Moon
Academic Project (MSc)
Daniele Florenzano, Defne Buyurman,
Silvia Di Sano, Ardit Dobroshi, Riccardo Finardi, Zeynepnaz Kocabas, Polina Kozhevatova, Marta Rossi, Valentina Sumini
Space Architect, Computational Designer, Visualizer
Project Description
Space exploration has always been a desired field for multidisciplinary teams all over the world. These days more than ever humanity is close to a real step towards extended lunar exploration and possibilities for long-term missions on Earth's satellite. Designing potential habitat solutions that would sustain human presence on the lunar surface represent an important challenge to be addressed. Lunar Worm is a hybrid class II and III module for long-term habitation that aims at increasing human research and settlement capabilities through a biomimetic approach inspired by annelids.
Deployment strategy
I. LANDING
II. MODULE DISPOSITION
2 modules are packed within a lander stacked on top of each other in fully compacted mode
With the help of robotic systems, the two modules are unloaded and disposed in the horizontal-vertical configuration
III. PROGRESSIVE DEPLOYMENT
The inflatable shells are slowly expanded in order to have a progressive deployment while allowing partial functionality
IV. FULLY DEPLOYED
The modules are fully deployed and expanded in order to allow for full capacity.
V. SHIELDED
The radiation shielding is 3D printed in order to allow long term usage for extended missions
MODULE DISTRIBUTION
Internal layouts
RADIATION SHIELDING
