Space-Skate Pro

Have you ever wanted a rocket pack to soar amongst the sky? Now you can … on Mars… Gravity is less, atmospheric density is less, and the vistas are breathtaking. So come to Mars...

Buck Rogers aside, Mars is an interesting environment for out-of-this-world mobility options for an explorer. This challenge asks for the definition of a conceptual mobility solution to allow an astronaut to easily and rapidly explore Mars including overcoming obstacles such as cliffs, ravines and other difficult terrain. The solution should be person-portable and any means or source of propulsion be locally produced.

This challenge can be answered by:

• producing an app to simulate your adventures in building your jet pack and flying around Mars;
• produce an app that provides the local gravity, atmospheric conditions (density, weather, anything-else-of-interest) to help decide what is needed for your jet pack design;
• perform a feasibility/conceptual study of an actual jet pack design that could use potential Mars fuel sources; or Design and Demonstrate a model scale jet pack using hardware.

Our solution consists in a skateboard that can fly thanks to a system of compression of gases in which uses CO2 as it's fuel, and it also uses some microturbines to supply de compression tanks with the CO2 and they are powered by two small very porwerful batteries.

But it not ends there, we also wanted the people in Earth to enjoy the view of Mars by travelling in our skateboard, so we made an augmented reality simulation of Mars with some Hololens or Oculus Rift and with a joystick the people can move around Mars observing the fantastic views of this Red planet.

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