About Us
Our Project
Design, prototype, and demonstrate a chess game (board and pieces) made from recyclable materials used to assemble a surface habitat on the Moon, or Mars. The Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) is developing a prototype surface habitat, and this project is intended to demonstrate methods of recycling/repurposing material that would other wise end up as trash.
About the Project
Constraints
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No glass (fragile)
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Prototype must NOT off gas
Requirements
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Must be durable and easy to clean.
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Withstand drops from a height of 3 feet
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Water resistant
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Make your pieces creative and unique
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Don’t just copy and replicate what other chess pieces look like
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The pieces must either snap into / lock onto the board or be weighted to maintain stability.
Available Solution Options
Solution #1: Chess board and pieces made from recyclable materials without the use of 3D printer. The dimensions are the same as the 3D printed game. The board must measure 12 inches by 12 inches, and chess pieces scaled accordingly (style is important—be unique). You may use any recyclable material, and construction methods but they have to come from trash.
Solution #2: 3D printed chess board and pieces. The board must measure 12 inches by 12 inches, and chess pieces scaled accordingly (style is important—be unique). The first printers sent to the Moon will have small print platforms so you must limit your print area to 6 inches by 6 inches. Due to the limit on print area the board will need to have interlocking joints to assemble the board. Your print material must be a recycled plastic (not purchased) can be purchased. You must use at least two colors for each chess set such as traditional black and white, or blue and red, or something else--you choose.
Gallery
Initial Board and Brochure
Initial Board and Brochure
