NASA wants your help in designing future lunar toilets, so it announced a $ 35.000 competition.
The Project Artemis of NASA aims to bring 2024 again people να περπατήσουν επάνω στην σελήνη Δεν θα περπατήσουν μόνο και μετά θα φύγουν, αλλά αυτή την φορά θα παραμείνουν για αρκετό διάστημα επάνω στην σελήνη. Το πλήρωμα θα περιλαμβάνει και άνδρες και γυναίκες. Είναι ένα φιλόδοξο πρόγραμμα που απαιτεί τεράστια προετοιμασία και θα πρέπει να λυθούν αρκετά problems of space travel and survival on the moon. Like the toilets.
Of course, there are already space toilets (like, for example, on the International Space Station), but NASA wants a new idea so that the new toilet is smaller, more efficient and works both in microgravity as well as lunar gravity.
The existing DTS toilet is designed for microgravity (no weight) only. Lunar gravity is about one-sixth that of Earth, so bodily fluids and you know what else will "fall down", but more slowly, which brings its own small advantages.calls.
So you are invited to give your idea to NASA for an innovative toilet design and you can submit to the HeroX network, which manages the competition on its behalf. There is a $ 35.000 cash prize as well as endless personal glory as you can say that you helped design a lunar toilet.
The competition also gives the opportunity to compete in one second category persons under 18 years of age. According to the press release, "We know that students can think about this problem without the limitations of adults."
There is one enough extensive list of technical requirements for the sought after toilet and the creators will have to take into account a number of factors, including female needs and an ailment. For example, while the preferred method for vomiting is vomit bags, NASA says bonus points will be awarded to designs that can vomit without requiring crew members to put their heads in the toilet.
Submission deadline is August 17, with winners adult to be announced on September 30 and the minor winners on October 20.
