{"id":45471,"date":"2021-03-08T14:47:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T20:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/?page_id=45471"},"modified":"2023-07-24T14:59:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T20:59:37","slug":"design-and-build-a-water-filtration-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/design-and-build-a-water-filtration-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Design and Build a Water Filtration System"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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INNOVATION GATEWAY CHALLENGE, PRESENTED BY BHP<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Be part of the NASA mission. Compete in a new series of challenges through our Innovation Gateway, a community science initiative. Everyday explorers \u2013 just like you \u2013 have the opportunity to provide useful solutions to further space exploration and our world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In this challenge, you will design, build, and test a water filtration system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Clean Drinking Water is a Must<\/h3>

Water is the key to life as we know it, on and off of planet Earth. We use water to grow our crops, keep us hydrated, clean just about everything we have, and more. The atoms that make up water can even be used as fuel for cars and rockets! But water can become contaminated, which would make it unsuitable to drink. When this happens on Earth, the\u00a0water cycle<\/a>\u00a0has the ability to purify our water and make it potable, or safe to drink. But there are also things that we can do to make water more drinkable.<\/p>

NASA\u2019s Essential Water Filtration<\/h3>

Water filtration is important to NASA more than ever as crewed missions to Mars are on the horizon, but the International Space Station has been utilizing recycled water for over 20 years! Because of the scarcity of water outside of Earth and how much it costs to launch water from Earth\u2019s surface, NASA has allocated many resources to being able to reuse any water that may be excreted by an astronaut during a mission. This means that the ISS has its own water cycle that can make our urine drinkable again!<\/p>

Prizes<\/h3>

Winners will receive two general admission tickets to Space Center Houston where they will be able to display their project at our Planet Earth Celebration in April! Winners who can\u2019t visit in person will have the opportunity to virtually chat with an astronaut and also virtually present their project.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Level 1:<\/strong>\u00a0Design and build a water filtration system that removes particulate matter.<\/p>

Level 2:<\/strong>\u00a0Design and build a water filtration system that disinfects water using UV radiation.<\/p>

Level 3:<\/strong>\u00a0Design and build a two-phase water filtration system that removes particulate matter AND disinfects water using UV radiation.<\/p>

Helpful hints for all levels:<\/p>