This mission is a part of the
Our mission was to design a mission to Mars with a science objective. Throughout the summer, we've designed a landing system and a rover for surface operations as well as fleshed out the details of our science objectives. We've taken into account safety measures and have developed systems to cross-examine our processes. Our mission, which is called
Here is our mission statement pulled from our PDR:
"The mission goal for Undecim Portam is to search for oxygen wells in Northeast Syrtis as well as for chemical components required for life. This goal is in hopes to better understand the history and geography of Mars as well as to find evidence for seasonal oxygen and methane atmosphere swells through conducting subsurface analysis and high-resolution photos. Subsurface oxygen deposits are a likely candidate for the observed seasonal increase in concentration due to the drastic increases and ruling-out of atmospheric involvement. Additionally, liquid water, ice, novel brines, and geologic features of Mars’ subsurface can be investigated. Identification of such would give further incentive to explore the planet’s geologic makeup and climate relation. Sedimentary rock can give insight to the history of Mars and geologic characteristics it possesses. Though none of these are indicative of life, they all are required for such. Substantial amounts of obtainable oxygen, water, or methane could be used for future manned missions to Mars in both the realm of fuel and respiration or resource usage for personnel. Subsurface data, surface images, and chemical composition data will be gathered to determine the presence of oxygen wells. If the existence of oxygen wells on Mars were to be discovered, techniques to access that oxygen would change future Mars missions. Future missions could utilize these oxygen deposits to resupply missions which would help cut costs, save weight, and preserve other precious materials and resources; thus allowing room for more space and resources to send additional science experiments to Mars. The discovery of oxygen would allow humanity to better understand Mars by enabling all of mankind to further explore Mars due to a potentially drastically lowered barrier to the means of attainable manned voyage and other relevant scientific discoveries."
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Ali Arnaout attends Montgomery College in Maryland where
he studies mechanical engineering. His strengths include
Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Time management ,
Communication, CAD and Matlab. He loves working in teams,
and believes it allows for more ideas and creativity to generate
which is very beneficial for projects. He is very dependable and
always the cherry one! Ali will be serving as an administrative
member and engineer on the team.
Mamadou Bah attends Baltimore City College in Maryland
where he studies electrical engineering. His strengths
include Math, C programming, CAD, Matlab, Circuit boards
and his exceptional work ethic. He loves speaking
different languages and has a lot of engineering courses
under his belt, so he brings a lot of technical
engineering expertise to the team. Mamadou will be serving
as an engineer on the team.
Katie Bishop attends Georgia Tech in Atlanta where she is a rising
third year studying electrical engineering. Her strengths come from her
passion for space as well as past experiences interning with Boeing last
summer and with Virgin Galactic this summer. She also has had experience
writing a PDR for her school’s Undergraduate Student Launch Initiative.
Her technical strengths include her experience with PDR, systems engineering,
airworthiness/FAA certification, signal processing as well as time management
and organization. Katie will be serving as the Project Manager on the team.
Madeline Clyburn attends Berry College in Georgia where she is a rising
senior majoring in physics with a minor in math. Her strengths include Python
as well as time management, good work ethic, schedule-making and helping keep
others accountable. She also has had past experience doing a research internship
at Jefferson National Lab that she brings to the table. Madeline will be
serving as the Lead Administrator as well as a scientist on the team.
Weston DeCambra attends Grand Canyon University in
Arizona where he is a rising senior studying
biochemistry and molecular biology. His strengths
include biological and chemical conceptualization,
critical thinking, and many laboratory skills. He has
also has extensive experience in a research and design
program at his school which transfers well to this
project. Weston will be serving as the Lead Scientist
on the team.
Daniel Diab attends Arizona State University where he is a
rising senior studying Astrophysics. His strengths include his
experience with PDR, Astronomy, Programming in Python and MATLAB. He
also has plenty of research laboratory experience where he has acquired
skills in critical thinking, machining, and ESD control. He is passionate
about space exploration and enjoys working as a team member as well as
independently. Daniel will be serving as a scientist on the team.
Rachel Harvey attends the University of Maryland in Maryland where she
studies aerospace engineering. She is technically strong in CAD, engineering
concepts, and technical writing. She has past internship experience in the industry
at Aurora Flight Sciences and is currently interning there for a second time. She
also has significant experience in design reviews and writing proposals from
participating in the NASA X-Hab Challenge in 2019 and the NASA RASC-Al Forum
in 2020. Rachel will be serving as the Lead Engineer on the team.
Bret Hendricks attends Georgia Tech in Atlanta where he is a rising third year
majoring in mathematics, with a concentration in applied mathematics. He is
technically strong in mathematical computations and solving abstract problems.
He is extremely enthusiastic about learning new things and working on real world
problems on the team. He enjoys working on problems till he understands it. Bret
will be serving as a scientist on the team.
Oluwatobiloba Sanni attends Maryland, College Park in Maryland where he
studies mechanical engineering. He has a strong interest in sustainable energy
and has had experience working in a research internship at the center for
sustainability in the University of Maryland. He is a great leader and team member
with exceptional personal skills and character. He is technically strong in
Programming (Matlab & C++), CAD (AutoCaD & Siemens NX) and technical writing. Oluwatobiloba
will be serving as an engineer on the team.
Farhan Virani attends Georgia Tech in Atlanta where he studies electrical engineering.
He is technically strong in programming, CAD modeling, and microcontrollers. He
loves working towards his goals and has an open mindset in that he is always willing
to learn new things. Farhan will be serving as an administrative member and engineer.
Mai Vo attends Georgia Tech in Atlanta where she is a rising third year studying
computer science. Her strengths come from her technical skills in C++, Java, Python,
website design, and knowledge in electronics with regards to PCB creation and software
development. Her skills have come from internship experiences with The Aerospace
Corporation and Lockheed Martin for the summer as well as research with the Space
Systems Design Laboratory. Through the Yellow Jacket Space Program at Georgia Tech,
she has gained experience with systems engineering. Mai will be serving as the Deputy
Project Manager on the team.
This section is an overview of our complete PDR. The slides found were used in
our presentation. Click below to view our entire 95-page PDR!
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