Background
The Caltech Space Challenge is a Space design challenge that takes place over 5 days at the California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA. The groups were challenged to create a Lunarport, a fueling satellite, orbiting around the moon to aid in Deep space exploration.
Team Voyager and Explorer attending the Space Challenge
Reflection
As the Voyager Team's art director, I worked to keep the team in sync by holding group discussions and workshops.
I worked with each subgroup to visualize complex data and calculations, designed vehicles and rendered them, and created and directed all visual storytelling for our final presentation. The competition taught me how to work in a team of non-designers, learn how to pick up their language in just few days, and work alongside them as I helped them realize their visions.
I worked with each subgroup to visualize complex data and calculations, designed vehicles and rendered them, and created and directed all visual storytelling for our final presentation. The competition taught me how to work in a team of non-designers, learn how to pick up their language in just few days, and work alongside them as I helped them realize their visions.
Design & Visual Work
The team needed a visual representation of the various satellites, supply shuttles and lunar base for the project.
A representative of each subteams worked close with me to come up with the vehicle designs below.
A representative of each subteams worked close with me to come up with the vehicle designs below.
Lunarport Satellite design details (Left & Middle) and tank satellite design (Right).
Lunar Resupply Shuttle (LRS) Design (Left)
LRS Landing Sequence (Right)
Lunar Base Construction Timeline (Left) / Lunarport satellite in Moon orbit (Right)
Outcome
Our team Voyager placed second in the competition. After the event, we published several articles to science websites such as
Our mission challenge was presented in the 2017 AIAA Space Forum on
September 12-14, Orlando,FL.
September 12-14, Orlando,FL.
Team Voyager