Since the diameter of the moon spans the distance roughly from Cleveland, Ohio
to San Francisco, California, we'd like to use short trip rocket vehicles to set up
astronomical observatories, geological surveys, resource investigations, and robotics
manufacturing plants at optimal sites.
Now for the Bad News/ Good News!Bad News: The atmosphere on the Moon is negligible (i.e. Possibly, parachutes
may not help much if you wanted to transport a few rockets from Earth
and slow their descent with reverse-engines-jets-down-descent.)Good News: Moon has gravity 1/6 of Earth, so perhaps little probe-like vehicles
like those in this graphic might do the fast transport trips to "distant" parts of
the Moon.(P.S. We'll accept a few ground transport vehicle designs similar to the
Lunar Rover of the 1970's.)
So, would you brainstorm with your class/ friends/ favorite rocket scientists
and create a graphic design of a short-trip rockets to transport our specialists
to different sites around the Moon? Optional: If you like, please send us a brief
description of your vehicle's shape, and how it is fueled (e.g. liquid oxygen,
solar power, nuclear powered,etc.).
This NASA design was meant for Mars, but we think it could just as easily
be suited for our Moon Base!
** Please put your name and school on your rocket graphic design, and convert it
to a GIF. Then you can send the GIFs directly to me, Sister Dianne Mollica.
*Please send any explanations/descriptions of your GIF (with your GIF's name
on the subject line) to: me
to clarify details and your reasoning. Thank you very much.