Only human life has ventured to explore the Moon. Let’s bring new beauty and life to the moon in a 2.00 x 2.00 x 2.00 ft (60.9 x 60.9 x 60.9 cm) Strong Box™ by Out of the Box Astronautics LLC. Constructed from 6.00 x 6.00 x 0.250 inch (15.24 x 15.24 x 0.640 cm ) 304L Hollow Structural (Stainless) Steel (HSsS) and filled with Central American Air Plants, Antarctica McMurdo Dry Valley lichen, four 2.5 lbs carbon dioxide (CO2) bottles, two NVIDIA® Jetson AGX ORIN, six 2 km LIDAR, and twelve 5 MP (2560 x 1920) Sony IMX568 cameras inside Ultem 1010 3D printed enclosures with M12x0.5 Lens Holders, and a single Class O or Class S solid rocket engine.
Figure 1 - OnShape 3D Model of the internal Strong Box frame, 6 in x 6 in and 0.25 inch thick 304L HSS
The Air Plant One mission using the Strong Box produxt by 'Out of the Box Astronautics LLC' has three main objectives:
- Embark on a pioneering journey to bring the vibrancy of terrestrial plant life to the Moon’s stark, grey landscape. Our mission is to sustain life in an extraterrestrial environment for at least 13.65 Earth days, capturing and sharing stunning images of thriving greenery against the Moon’s mystical backdrop with the world. This endeavor is not just about proving survival, but also about inspiring awe and wonder.
- Lay the foundation for a lunar base by scaling our Strong Box from a compact 2 x 2 x 2 feet (60.9 x 60.9 x 60.9 cm) to an expansive 12 x 12 x 12 feet (365 x 365 x 365 cm) with workng HVAC / enviromental control. Utilize the formidable capabilities of the SpaceX Starship to accomplish this monumental task, signaling a new era of lunar colonization.
- Demonstrate the feasibility of a semi-hard lunar landing at approximately 100.0 mph (160.9 km/h = 44.69 m/s), using a single solid rocket engine, CO2 based cold gas thrusters, and camera based computer vision. This innovative approach promises to revolutionize lunar exploration, offering a cost-effective, efficient, and thrilling new pathway to uncover the secrets of the Moon.
- Lift Strong Box to ~333 feet (on Earth) using a 15K USD crane or rented large drone to simulate a 100 mph terminal velocity impact on the Moon (See math HERE)
- 12 x 12 x 12 foot vacuum chamber pod (from Moe Build LLC) with JSC-1A lunar regolith, vanta black painted sky, and 11.69 kW Halogen spotlight (sun sim) to test computer vision code on a MIL-SPEC NVIDIA AGX
- Test fire suicide burn with small Sugar & Potassium Nitrite (KNO3) solid rocket engine with impluse of 159 N*s
- Hang Strong Box inside a 12 x 12 x 12 foot vacuum chamber pod to test CO2 based four nozzle cold gas thruster
- Test fire Class O solid rocket engine with Tripoli Vegas Rocketry which is part of https://www.tripoli.org
- Earth to Moon Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI) launch provider via $5M Falcon 9 or $200K StarShip via SpaceX
- Intuitive Machines Lander with decent rate of less than 250.0 m/s at 1 km, suborbital trajectory speed of 575.0 m/s or less at 319.0 km, and orbital speed of 1544 m/s at 320.0 km (See math HERE)
- Astro Lab Moon Rover with direct surface placement, with electrical power and RF data transfer support.
- Blue Origin Blue Ring drop off in Low Lunar Orbit (LLO) below 100 km (62 mi) at 1633 m/s
- PRIMARY CAMERA: E-Conn Sony IMX568 TBD LINK
- Ultem 1010 Camera Enclosures for Sony IMX568 above (3DX Tech 3D printing filament)[https://www.3dxtech.com/tech-data-sheets-safety-data-sheets/]
- BACKUP CAMERA: https://www.eclipticenterprises.com/
Lunar Lichen:
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South American Air Plants:
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