NASA is embracing new paradigms in exploration that involve expanding our knowledge and exploiting resources as we extend our presence in the Solar System. Space exploration and the quest for independence from Earth are necessary steps to achieve NASA's goal of extending humanity's reach into space.
Recent discoveries of what are thought to be large deposits of ice beneath the lunar and Martian surfaces have led mission planners to rethink how prolonged human presence on the Moon and / or Mars could be made possible by "rich-water" environment. Water is essential to allow for a constant presence, as it could enable agriculture and propellant production, reduce oxygen recycling needs, and provide abundant hydrogen for the development of plastics and other in-situ manufactured materials. Before water can be used to sustain sustained human presence, it must be extracted from ice deposits. However, getting to the water will be a formidable task due to the variety of layers that can be encountered on top of that ice. The composition, density and hardness of each of these layers presents different drilling challenges.The purpose of this challenge is to explore and demonstrate methods to identify different layers using the system's telemetry and ultimately extract water from ice deposits lunar or martian. Participating team members take on the role of astronauts who monitor and control drilling operations. Using a combination of remote control and hands-on operations, the teams will extract as much water as possible from the buried ice. In order to demonstrate a wide range of skills of interest in exploration and science, the interaction of team members with the prototype will be divided into a period in which "hands-on" operations and repairs are allowed and a period in which Physical "interactive" operations will take place. During all stages of the competition, teams will be able to use a control system to operate the water extraction system.
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