FromDirtToSpace

Project FromDirtToSpace
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Creating Iron from dirt and get it into space
Status	In progress
Contact	Gori, Ranzbak, Molenaar
Last Update	2019-03-24

What?

Make our own iron from local materials, and get it into a space project.

Because we can, of course.

Have fun !
Proof of priciple application
- Producing functional wraught iron and forging it into a useful, everyday product
- using COTS non-specialist components and byproducts of industrial society - things that you could find in Fallout
- nice to have : if possible, as reusable as possible
getting the reduction reaction going and under control
- Nice to have : measurements and "automated" control - airflow, temperature, material composition, pyrometer
Experiencing and documenting the process
- Nice to have : locating and collecting our own local ore -> moerasoer / klappersteen / "knollen" / kwel : locaties : http://www.geologievannederland.nl/zwerfstenen/beschrijvingen/ijzeroer
- telling a story of the hidden aspects of technology and the ease of "living" in 21st century
- Just how hard it is to make a simple, very crappy object
- Must have : as complete video/textual record as possible
- Lessons learned
Responsible handling of waste products
- Is there something we can upcycle and sell to hipsters for lots of money to fund the project?

Furnace
- Select and specify design
- Identify and source charcoal and ore
- Identify and collect relevant tools
People
- Who is involved, and at which tasks
- Find someone for documenting / filming
SHE
- Identify any speciffic risks associated
- Personal protection measures
- Make a waste management plan