The Dvaraka Initiative: Mars’s First Permanent Human Settlement Capable of Self-Sustenance
Arvind Mukundan,
Akash Patel,
Bharadwaj Shastri,
Heeral Bhatt,
Alice Phen,
Hsiang-Chen Wang
Affiliations
Arvind Mukundan
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Advanced Institute of Manufacturing with High Tech Innovations (AIM-HI), Center for Innovative Research on Aging Society (CIRAS), National Chung Cheng University, 168, University Road, Min Hsiung, Chiayi City 62102, Taiwan
Akash Patel
Robotics & AI Team, Department of Computer, Electrical and Space Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, SE-97187 Luleå, Sweden
Bharadwaj Shastri
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Advanced Institute of Manufacturing with High Tech Innovations (AIM-HI), Center for Innovative Research on Aging Society (CIRAS), National Chung Cheng University, 168, University Road, Min Hsiung, Chiayi City 62102, Taiwan
Heeral Bhatt
Department of Computer, Electrical and Space Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, SE-97187 Luleå, Sweden
Alice Phen
Department of Computer, Electrical and Space Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, SE-97187 Luleå, Sweden
Hsiang-Chen Wang
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Advanced Institute of Manufacturing with High Tech Innovations (AIM-HI), Center for Innovative Research on Aging Society (CIRAS), National Chung Cheng University, 168, University Road, Min Hsiung, Chiayi City 62102, Taiwan
From the farthest reaches of the universe to our own galaxy, there are many different celestial bodies that, even though they are very different, each have their own way of being beautiful. Earth, the planet with the best location, has been home to people for as long as we can remember. Even though we cannot be more thankful for all that Earth has given us, the human population needs to grow so that Earth is not the only place where people can live. Mars, which is right next to Earth, is the answer to this problem. Mars is the closest planet and might be able to support human life because it is close to Earth and shares many things in common. This paper will talk about how the first settlement on Mars could be planned and consider a 1000-person colony and the best place to settle on Mars, and make suggestions for the settlement’s technical, architectural, social, and economic layout. By putting together assumptions, research, and estimates, the first settlement project proposed in this paper will suggest the best way to colonize, explore, and live on Mars, which is our sister planet.
