TU Delft E|A|S (Evolving Asteroid Starships) project

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TU Delft E|A|S (Evolving Asteroid Starships) project 2018 - 2020

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Space Architecture Project | TU DELFT

All works were created under the supervision of Dr. Angelo Vermeulen, a former NASA collaborator and current researcher at TU Delft, The Netherlands.

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The hostile and unpredictable environment of deep space requires a new conceptual approach for interstellar flight, one that differs radically from any current design in aerospace. A design solution is proposed in which the starship is attached to a C-type asteroid and whose architecture evolves over time. The starship gradually mines resources of the asteroid, while at the same time using it as a shielding structure against frontal impacts. The extracted raw materials are used for cultivation of the onboard ecosystem and expansion of the starship’s architecture, the latter of which is primarily conducted by mobile 3D printers. Within the bounds of its sensing horizon, the spacecraft can detect prospective high-energy particle collisions and radiation events along its upcoming flight path. Subsequently, the starship will adapt itself by changing its interior and exterior morphology. This constant evolution aims to minimize the spacecraft damage and loss of functionality, and handles the inherent unpredictability of the mission. The Delft University of Technology Starship Team (DSTART) simulates this concept using an array of different techniques. The ecosystem dynamics are approached using agent-based modeling, while the evolving architecture of the starship is approached with genetic algorithms. The starship simulation relies on four distinct timelines.

A first timeline provides real-time updates on the state of the starship’s regenerative ecosystem, with a focus on population sizes, mass fluxes, and radiation impact. ESA’s MELiSSA project was used as a conceptual blueprint for the ecosystem. A second timeline deals with the growth of the starship architecture, taking into account material supplies, mining rates, 3D printing speeds and wear of existing structures. The third timeline forecasts the impact of future particle collisions and interstellar radiation as assessed within the sensing horizon. The fourth and final timeline is concerned with the evolution of the starship architecture as a response to this forecast. This is done by comparing the structural integrity and ecosystem health of different variations of the starship’s morphology. The first results of this work will be presented, as well as an overview of the implications for space system design.

For more information please visit European Space Agency {ESA] website: https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2018/04/TU_Delft_E_A_S_Evolving_Asteroid_Starships_project https://indico.esa.int/event/309/attachments/3517/4661/Evolving_Asteroid_Starships_-_Angelo_Vermeulen.pdf https://seads.network/project/eas

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I would like to express my special thanks of gratitude to my teamates of DSTART TU Delft

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Dr.Angelo Vermeulen Researcher at TU Delft /Former NASA Collaborator

Alvaro Papic Programmer

Andreas Theys

Programmer &Aerospace Engineering

Anton Dobrevski Architect

Amelie Kim Architect

Jason Kiem Programmer

Jasper Wennekendonk Artist

Jimmy Verkooijen Researcher

Joris Putteneers Architect

Mikhail Sirenko Programmer

Nils Faber 3D visualizer

Sharon Van Rijthoven Aerospace Engineering

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Leonardo Davinci believed the workings of the human body to be an analogy for the workings of the universe.

I do have the same though.

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MODULE_ 1_ THE CROPS UNIT -A Future interstellar mission will require fresh crops for healthy individuals.The interiors wall of the modules were divided into segments of triangular tesselation to ease the crop’s plantation and control in the variation of crop types. The crops will be planted in a bag support system.

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MODULE _2_ Combine Crops modules -Crops are harvest by the astronauts and insert into the transit provided to the center of production core in the starships. and will be distributed to the cluster of community modules.

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MODULE_3_ THE GARDEN -A future interstellar mission will require natural photosynthesis to provide a healthy environment for each individual in the long run. A new system will be needed for growing trees in microgravity, an expandable tree collar was implemented together with cables of anchor and water system beneath.

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M O D U L E S Varieties of modules will be designed to provide different essential needs for interstellar travelers

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Imagine architecture is not just 1g, now we need to be in zero gravity too in the coming future. It will create a whole new possibilities from the unlimited surface’s dimension of space. .

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人 間 の 人 体 測 定

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Imagine architecture is not just 1g, now we need to be in zero gravity too in the coming future. It will create a whole new possibilities from the unlimited surface’s dimension of space. .

M O D U L E 2 The Combine Crop Unit

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人 間 の 人 体 測 定

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Supernova Conference 2018 Antwerp, Belgium.

h t t p s : / / w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / s u p e r n o v a . e u / v i d eos/152666402338559/

Exhibition@ Vita Kuben gallery 2018 , UmeĂĽ, Sweden.

Exhibition Bredaphoto 2018 , Breda, The Netherlands.

International Astronautical Congress 2018 Bremen, Germany.

to be continued>

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