FromDirtToSpace

Project FromDirtToSpace

Creating Iron from dirt and getting it into space
Status	in progress"in progress" is not in the list (Proposed, Initializing, In progress, Completed, Stalled, Abandoned) of allowed values for the "Project Status" property.
Contact	Gori,Ranzbak,Molenaar
Last Update	2019-03-23

Phase I - coonceptual design

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