MARS: Construction of the first human settlement.
The race to get humans living in Mars has just begun, but within this short period of time, we are now able to know what scenario and problems we will face as well as what solutions they may have.
The following work studies the theoretical plausability of building a permanent settlement, which would take place in a lava tunnel sealed through concrete airlocks. Inside, the social atmosphere would be as similar to Earth’s as possible. In-situ resources, such as sulfur concrete, ice and bacteria plastics (PHB), would be a must in order to reduce interplanetary transportation and to ease Mars independence from Earth. The understanding of plants is crucial not only as design or building means but also to support life, as they are oxygen generators and provide food. Urban planning would become very important in future Martian cities, as so through this point the work would deepen into energy and water resources, as well as emotional wellbeing. Finally, the architecture section would explore the latest building techniques that would potentially enable the whole venture to come to reality more efficiently.
All this effort done has the one and only purpose of finding out wether or not the current technology is able to lead humans to Mars and enable them to start the first Poleis.
Download the whole work: tfg_sirviente_alonso_carlos.pdf
A letter by Jesús Donaire, a profesor during my early years, as well as my bachelors thesis advisor: jesús donaire_carlos sirviente
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