Space Colony Mission

Make decisions on how you will keep the colonists alive. In particular, consider:

1.   What energy source will you use?

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 Explain why it is the best. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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2.   What alternate energy source will you need if conditions make the first one not usable.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Explain why is a good source to use. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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3.  Into what kinds of energy will these be changed into in order for your colony to succeed?

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4.   What living conditions will you need for the people in your colony?

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Will you simulate "seasons" or periods of "day" or "night" or will everything be the same, all the time?

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How will people adapt to this?

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5.  How will you obtain food?

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If you mention plants, what kind of plants? Why would they be good? Will you use soil or water? (Don't forget, some trees grow down as far as they grow up.) __________________________________________________

What environment can you produce to make these plants productive?

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6.  How will you obtain clean water for people?

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Is it renewable or recyclable? _____________________________________

And if so, what is your plan to do this? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Will you use water for food production? _________________________

  How can you get enough? ____________________________________

How can you stop water from being a problem (such as condensation or fog or frost)  in your colony's internal atmosphere?

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7.  How will you obtain an internal atmosphere, including oxygen? 

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Will your plan produce more oxygen than it consumes? Why? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8.  How will artificial or natural day and night (or the lack of it) affect your plants' growth? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9.  What will happen to garbage and waste materials?

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What kinds of pollution or health hazards will your colony produce?

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How will you deal with them?
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10. What is the exact size of your colony? Be specific about the dimensions of all the various parts and pieces your colony needs to survive.

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11.  What transportation system will your colony need?

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Will it hurt the environment? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Why?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________