Solar System Vehicle Design
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Solar System Vehicle Design
Choose a mission
A rover can roll across solid ground. A lander touches down but may not travel far. A spacecraft can fly past a world or orbit it without landing.
Read the mission data
The class is comparing three possible destinations. These simplified estimates are for this design challenge; real missions use more detailed data.
Destination
Solid ground?
Main design challenge
Useful feature
Mars
Yes
Dust and rocky ground
Wheels and solar panels
Europa (a moon of Jupiter)
Likely an icy surface
Very cold; thick ice may cover an ocean
Insulation and a way to study ice
Saturn
No solid surface to land on
Deep atmosphere and powerful winds
A probe that can measure gases while flying
Engineer a rover
The team has a prototype budget of $25. Choose materials that make a useful rover, then check the cost before you build.
Material
Cost per item
Possible use
Cardboard sheet
$2
Body or frame
Tape roll
$3
Join parts securely
Aluminum foil roll
$4
Reflective surface or insulation layer
Straw
$1
Axle or support
Bottle cap
$2
Wheel
Test and improve
A prototype test is a fair, repeatable way to check whether a design meets its goal. A classroom test cannot recreate Mars, but it can test features such as rolling and stability.
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