In FLL the first thing you do is find a project based on the theme of that year. The theme this year was problems that are human related space problems. This year our project was that rockets can’t go fast or far enough to get to planets safely.
Research
We looked at the web in many places and documented a few on our board.
It’s important to document your sources otherwise you could get copyright strike.
Current Solutions
Another part of FLL is to find current solutions or solutions that are being worked on. For our problem we found that there are rockets such as the Vulcan and the Falcon Heavy that are powerful enough to go really far but they use a bunch of fuel, are not reusable, and they still don’t go farther than our solar system.
Innovative Solution
The Innovative Solution is the main part of the project. It is where you try to come up with a solution that isn’t already being used and is better than the current solutions. Our Innovative Solution is to send parts of a rocket to the moon where it would be assembled and launched. Since the moon has ⅙ the gravity on earth the rocket would use less fuel launching off the moon and it could be used for longer travel.
Sharing
We were trying to find a way to share our findings with other people. We found a person who worked for Honeywell. His name was Jatan Mehta. We found out about him through a teammate’s old soccer coach Bernard Pro, the Buzz Aldrin ShareSpace foundation, and NASA.
Research
We looked at the web in many places and documented a few on our board.
It’s important to document your sources otherwise you could get copyright strike.
Current Solutions
Another part of FLL is to find current solutions or solutions that are being worked on. For our problem we found that there are rockets such as the Vulcan and the Falcon Heavy that are powerful enough to go really far but they use a bunch of fuel, are not reusable, and they still don’t go farther than our solar system.
Innovative Solution
The Innovative Solution is the main part of the project. It is where you try to come up with a solution that isn’t already being used and is better than the current solutions. Our Innovative Solution is to send parts of a rocket to the moon where it would be assembled and launched. Since the moon has ⅙ the gravity on earth the rocket would use less fuel launching off the moon and it could be used for longer travel.
Sharing
We were trying to find a way to share our findings with other people. We found a person who worked for Honeywell. His name was Jatan Mehta. We found out about him through a teammate’s old soccer coach Bernard Pro, the Buzz Aldrin ShareSpace foundation, and NASA.