Yesterday, we build prototypes of CEV's. CEV stands for Crew Exploration Vehicle. CEV's are designed to send people up to space to explore. The picture below is an example of a CEV.
My team's CEV was called the Nebula, named after the planet that Buzz Lightyear ( yes, from Toy Story ) is from. We used a Minute Maid pink lemonade cardboard box as our base. We had solar panels off on the sides and a parachute as a landing system. Our rocket boosters were clear tubes glued onto the bottom and also in the same area we had a pod with storage for Cargo, Equipment, and Food. Our idea for the launching systems used springs.
To make our CEV, we used a lot of glue and mainly cardboard. One team made use of a Tide bottle and it was very interesting. It was called Tide To Go ( hahah ). Another team had a round-ish CEV. It was wrapped in tinfoil and they had a great design and idea. It had layers of heat protection and climate control. Unlike the circular one, there was a box shaped CEV. It was overall, a very fun, innovative day. (: