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Construct a sustainable human colony on Mars
Challenge Type: engineering
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$600
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20
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Elon Musk is the founder of PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla Motors, and SolarCity. His work has impacted the world in a dramatic way, making industries like finance, transportation, and energy more efficient. In addition to his efforts saving the planet, Musk is investing a lot of his time into space exploration. One of his primary goals is to colonize other planets, principally Mars.

Deliverables

Before submitting a proposal, please read some background on the habitability of Mars: Wikipedia: Colonization of Mars. With this information in mind, describe:

1) How you would construct a colony on Mars which would support human life

2) What methods you would use to power your colony

3) How you would acquire necessary resources (food, water, etc)

Note: All ideas should be original. Additionally, there are no jobs being offered in associated with this challenge

    Submissions will be graded on the following criteria:
  • Meets Deliverables
  • Creativity
  • Clarity
Reward Tiers
3 Winners
will receive $150 each
3 Honorable Mentions
will receive $50 each
Leaderboard
$150.00 Patrick Flinn University of California at San Diego
$150.00 Abhipray Sahoo Rice University
$150.00 Samuel Brebner Brown University
$50.00 Kamna Kathuria Brown University
$50.00 Michael Nowak University of California at Davis
$50.00 Andrei Markov University of Chicago
Submission questions


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