NASA Mars Greenhouse

Authors

Alexa Escalona, Dartmouth CollegeFollow
Thomas Lee Hodsden III, Dartmouth CollegeFollow
Zoe Ault Rivas, Dartmouth CollegeFollow
Grace Genszler, Dartmouth CollegeFollow
Morgan McGonagle, Dartmouth CollegeFollow
David Dick, Dartmouth CollegeFollow
Christopher Yu, Dartmouth CollegeFollow
Peter Mahoney Jr., DartmouthFollow

Project Advisor

Laura E. Ray

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

Winter 3-1-2019

Abstract

NASA conducts an annual BIG (Breakthrough, Innovative, Game-Changing) Idea Challenge for university-level students across the country. This ENGS 90 Group competed and was chosen as one of the five finalists with a low-cost, low-risk design of an inflatable greenhouse which can support a human mission to Mars. This greenhouse features a hydroponic growing system to grow eight different food crops to meet the nutritional requirements of a four-person crew.

Level of Access

Restricted: Campus/Dartmouth Community Only Access

Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation

Escalona, Alexa; Hodsden, Thomas Lee III; Ault Rivas, Zoe; Genszler, Grace; McGonagle, Morgan; Dick, David; Yu, Christopher; and Mahoney, Peter Jr., "NASA Mars Greenhouse" (2019). ENGS 89/90 Reports. 9.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/engs89_90/9