Overview
Surveying the Martian soil is no longer a pipe dream. Americans and Europeans are engaged in a race to the red planet. Objective: to build a station habitable for humans by 2020.
An initiative that should delight both Brulhet architects Peter and Walter Oliver, author of numerous projects including Mars Mars stations Direct 1. Aware of the difficult living conditions on Mars, they developed an optimal and comfortable station for astronauts who will occupy it.
Scenario
Join in the continuity of the European, Euro-Mars, Mars Direct 1 could be sent to the Red Planet in 2020.
First stop on the International Space Station, which lags aging. The modules plug into it. The 12 crew will spend several months aboard the ISS.
Trip
Both modules overpowering Mars Direct 1 propel at high speed all ISS-station to Mars the fourth planet in the solar system.
Six months are necessary to browse the millions of miles separating Earth from Mars. The ISS will be positioned in orbit around the Red Planet
Entry
The two modules secured to the ISS stand. They must pass through the thin air. It is composed mainly of carbon dioxide.
This phase is most sensitive to the crew. Heat shields help prevent damage to the structure.
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The descent phase is completed, each module will be asked to set a specific point on Earth already.
Module 1 should arrive around the Olympus Mons Caldera, the highest peak of the solar system, namely 25 km high.
As the module 2 point resort is Valles Marineris, the largest canyon on Mars. Its depth exceeds 6 km.
Establishment
Once there, the modules are fixed to the ground and spread their different structures.
Both architects Pierre Olivier Walter Brulhet and reviewed their copy from the Euro-Mars Project (French version). This time, they opted for three sets of radial air to release the central space.
Shape
Each inflatable part is:
- An airlock through which the astronauts communicate with the outside
- A greenhouse for conducting experiments
- A laboratory where scientists will make the first direct analysis of samples collected on site
A garage is also planned in this project Mars Direct 1. The quads will serve the mobility of astronauts on Mars.
Sas
To guard against any eventuality or accident, the architects have designed an airlock where all the storage bags are like him. The location allows access to the outside via a ramp. He also serves as storage and brought back samples of Martian output devices such as combinations.
Body Central
As we can see in the image synthesis, the astronauts will reach the bottom level 2 space station through a staircase located in the local distribution.
Fireplace
Pierre Olivier Brulhet and Walter designed the second floor of the station, a place to live multifunction. They have provided maximum comfort for members of the crew seats, private office, large dining table …
The architects were optimized to maximize the space so that astronauts do not suffer from a small area on Mars.
Feature
To gain maximum space in the flexible volume, the two architects were clever. Office, living room but also to eat, he must keep all equipment in a confined and rather small. For the vast dining table, the architects have designed a mechanism for raising and lowering the ceiling. Ingenious, no?
Relaxation
In this synthetic image, we can see the distribution of different areas of focus:
- On the left the salon, more soberly called the “sitting room”.
- In the center, the staircase that provides access to level 1 to the laboratory, the chamber and the greenhouse.
Private
To work and communicate with Earth, the architects have developed individual work box as we can see from this simulation.
Via scales, occupants will have access to level three of the station. It includes the bedrooms and the storage.
Room
Each crew member has his own bed with icing on the cake, a view of the multipurpose module.
Comfort
Direct March 1 is a project that combines both functionality than comfort. Architects can not skimp on a habitat that will hold people for months.