The global challenge required us to create a design for a toilet that would survive being sent to space, have the ability to be assembled in the space station, and function without gravity.
I worked on the challenge for a period of a month with a group of 11 other students. We met weekly to discuss design aspects and look at previous models of space toilets.
In the end, we created the 3D designs and the technical specifications for SpaceChalya (Chalya is Hindi suffix for washroom).
We are a group of 9 passionate high school students, currently studying in Grade 11 of Amity International School,Pushp Vihar in New Delhi,India. We are deeply interested in Science and Technology and are motivated to drive change for the progress of our society using logic,rationale and scientific applications. The Lunar Loo Challenge was the perfect platform for us to bend our brains, innovate and work together to come up with a creative and efficient design of a space toilet functioning in lunar conditions.
Our design of the space toilet incorporates a unique approach, combining past effective aspects and components of space toilets, introducing our own innovations and blend them into a new, feasible, more efficient version of a space toilet. Some of the key features of our design include a ‘largely-movable’ “all-orientation-supported” toilet seat, a two way support handle bar and a rotational interface footrest, along with airflow and water flow suction, to make defecation in space more convenient and efficient.
As a result, we believe that we are suitable to be selected as winners of the lunar loo challenge, owing to our scientific curiosity as a team and individuals, strive for excellence and our innovative,wonderful space-toilet design, made through collaborative hard work and sincere effort and dedication.
