[A-OS10] Continental Oceanic Mutual Interaction - Planetary Scale Material Circulationn

[AOS10-10] Space camp at Bioshere2: Field educational activity for future space mission, environmental research and international coordination

*Tomoyuki Tajima¹, Masahiro Terada¹, Satoko Tsujihiro¹, Takao Doi², Yosuke Alexandre Yamashiki^2,1 (1.Unit of Synergetic Studies for Space, Kyoto University, 2.Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability, Kyoto University)

Keywords:Space Camp, Biosphere2, Filed eduaction

Unit of Synergetic Studies for Space (USSS) of Kyoto University has held the intensive educational program, Space Camp at Biosphere 2 (SCB2), since 2019, collaborating with University of Arizona and NASA. In this camp, 5 students are respectively selected from Kyoto University and University of Arizona. Biosphere 2 (B2) is primarily constructed to examine whether human can survive enclosed environments where we must endure and thrive after colonization of Mars. For the experiment and research, B2 contains several artificial biomes inside the huge building (rainforest, ocean, savannah, and fog desert). SCB2 aims to train 10 selected students to become prospective candidates who will contribute to future human space mission. The concept of SCB2 was built as a simulated short space mission on Mars. The curriculums are divided into three components: (1) How to monitor environmental parameters, (2) How to evaluate the level of radiation induced by Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCRs) and Solar Energetic Particles (SEP) induced by thinner atmospheric depth, (3) How to monitor own health condition during the camp in order to deal with the stressful situation, (4) How to make satellite communication in space. Through those curriculums of the camp, students will acquire the essential knowledge for future human space mission. They also can get the ideas how to create the structure of Biosphere 3 on the Mars as one of the consequences of discussion among participants. SCB2 may provide a new form of learning opportunity for considering the realistic way of migration into the different planets. SCB2 requires the students from Japan and USA to conduct collaborative works and it may contribute to foster the skills for international coordination that is be indispensable to the promotion of human space activity in future. Since 2020, we have been facing global pandemic of COVID-19 and international trips are restricted. We therefore switched from the in-person practice at Bioshere2 to domestic fieldwork practice in Japan. We picked up 3 different places to represent forest, marine and sand dune. Here we will report on what we learned about “Biosphere1” as a basis of the construction for Biosphere2 and 3, with our filed practice in Asiu forest, Tanabe bay and Tottori sand dune. And, we also introduce about the practices on space radio communication and radiation.