Oh no! A spaceship has been mysteriously transported to a far distant galaxy! The wormhole they fell into is strictly one-way. The world space agencies have already launched a rescue mission, but it will take 20 years to get there!
Unfortunately, the missing ship was designed for a short-term mission, and it won’t support the astronauts for very long. Luckily, one more ship can go through the wormhole before it closes forever.
You have been chosen for a very special and important mission: you will design a spaceship on which you and the crew can live for the 20 years it takes for the rescue mission to arrive.
Don't worry if you've forgotten some of the principles of spaceship design. Your command crew will ensure that you have expert advice about how it all works on "Spaceship Earth."
Four attempts have been made before this at designing a ship that will enable these people to survive the journey back - yours is Mission 5, and you need to be successful or these brave men and women will die.
Engineers are waiting to transform your designs into reality, and they have already developed on-board energy and propulsion systems that will make sure the lights can stay on until the rescue mission arrives. Twenty years is a long time, however, and there’s not going to be enough room for that many frozen meals! Resupply is not possible - if you need it, you will have to bring it with you.
Rules for spaceship design:
Unfortunately, the missing ship was designed for a short-term mission, and it won’t support the astronauts for very long. Luckily, one more ship can go through the wormhole before it closes forever.
You have been chosen for a very special and important mission: you will design a spaceship on which you and the crew can live for the 20 years it takes for the rescue mission to arrive.
Don't worry if you've forgotten some of the principles of spaceship design. Your command crew will ensure that you have expert advice about how it all works on "Spaceship Earth."
Four attempts have been made before this at designing a ship that will enable these people to survive the journey back - yours is Mission 5, and you need to be successful or these brave men and women will die.
Engineers are waiting to transform your designs into reality, and they have already developed on-board energy and propulsion systems that will make sure the lights can stay on until the rescue mission arrives. Twenty years is a long time, however, and there’s not going to be enough room for that many frozen meals! Resupply is not possible - if you need it, you will have to bring it with you.
Rules for spaceship design:
- Nothing goes in; nothing comes out.
- Every output must be an input.
- Every input must be an output.
In this simulation, you will be assigned to a team to design one of the important systems for Mission 5: