Project Title and Description
Designing a Packing List for the First Martian Colony
Consider the first self-sustaining colony on Marts, consisting of a group of 6-12 colonists (this is one of the design variables). Everything needed must come from Earth, or be fabricated on Mars (e.g. from indigenous materials). What should the packing list be - including materials, equipment, and other supplies - to construct relevant life support systems upon arrival? Design variables include the size of materials to transport and constraints for erecting/constructing and sustaining the colony on site. The amount of time the original colonists must spend alone before a second wave of colonists arrive should be considered as well.
​Faculty Advisor
Drs. Charles Haas and Michael Waring
Please contact the faculty advisor at haas@drexel.edu or msw59@drexel.edu
Team Make-up by Discipline
Environmental, Civil and Architectural Engineering students