First, we had to consider what useable resources Mars has to create a habitable environment for humans. Second, we tried to make this as energy and resource-efficient as possible. Finally, we also had to consider what available ways there are to create oxygen from other molecules or elements.
The biggest inspiration for this project was the recent SpaceX launch. With the end goal being to become a multiplanet species we took this challenge and blended it with the first step of colonizing Mars. We used a modified process of how the ISS makes its own oxygen for its inhabitants. For developing our project we used a variety of tools. For the 3D modeling, we used Paint3D to accurately demonstrate what we were visualizing. For research, we used Google and for writing out our thoughts we used a mix of Microsoft Word and Google Docs. The biggest problem we had was that 75 percent through our project we found NASA's experiment MOXIE. After further examination, we realized that NASA essentially did our entire project. As a result, we had to completely change up the chemical reactions our system used.