Thanks to human technology, we have been able to extend our curiosity beyond the confines of our home world and into our solar system. But it’s not hard to imagine that someday humans might want to explore further, perhaps to a star similar to the rocky, watery worlds in our galaxy’s vicinity. earth.
However, getting there is complicated. Even if human technology were to reach a stage in the near future where it would be possible to develop a propulsion system capable of producing a spacecraft within 10%. speed of light (which is orders of magnitude faster than currently possible), a journey to a nearby star hosting a potentially habitable world could take decades, or at most centuries. there is. Given these limitations, many scientists and science fiction writers have pondered the feasibility of what are called “generation ships.” The Generation Ship is a hypothetical spaceship that could sustain humanity for several generations as they make their vast journey to nearby star systems.
New design competition, aka project hyperionWe are currently recruiting designs for a manned interstellar power generation ship. This project is part of research aimed at providing an assessment of the feasibility of manned interstellar flight using current and near-future technologies, informing future research and technology development, and We hope to inform the public about the logistics and possibilities of interstellar travel. .
Rather than focusing on the propulsion system design or the ship’s structural design, the researchers aimed to answer what the architecture and social systems of a space habitat would be ideal for such a journey. I’m particularly interested.
In the competition, teams of at least one architectural designer, one engineer, and one social scientist will be tasked with designing a powership’s living environment, including its architectural and social organization systems.
The constraints that your application must follow are:
- The hypothetical mission duration is 250 Earth years from launch to destination.
- The destination is a rocky planet with an artificial ecosystem created by the Precursor probe.
- Generating ships/habitats generate an amount equivalent to Earth gravity Through rotation.
- The habitat provides atmospheric conditions similar to Earth.
- The habitat must protect its inhabitants from radiation and possible effects.
- The ship must be able to accommodate 1000 ±500 people for the entire trip.
What factors should designers pay attention to? No human race has lived for such a long time, but time in spacescience fiction writers have investigated what kinds of challenges such projects might face. Additionally, humans have been living and working in space for some time. What did we learn?
- privacy: Given that hundreds of people are trapped on a ship, how does the ship’s design ensure the privacy of its inhabitants?
- mental health: How does habit design mimic Earth’s natural environment?
- dispute resolution: How does habitat design minimize potential conflicts, and how do social systems deal with possible unethical behavior?
- intimate: How does the ship’s design take into account intimacy between its inhabitants?
- social class: How are social roles assigned and enforced?
- Connection with the earth: How do residents maintain their connection to the Earth?
Designs are evaluated based on architectural considerations, including how the living space will function for the occupants and aesthetic characteristics. Technical details are also assessed, such as how the essential physical needs of the population are met (food, water, waste recycling, etc.). And finally, social planning is evaluated, including what cultural values the society will adopt and how this system will alleviate the problems that the society will face.
Please see below for more information about the specific contest requirements and contest timeline. At ProjectHyperion.org.
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