Press Kit

Media requests for interviews and additional information can be directed to Matthew Troemner or Gianluca Cusatis via the Contact section of this website. Images provided below are available for use in news reports/articles related to the competition. Attribution to the Northwestern team is required with any image reuse. Additionally, some images require attribution to Joel Wintermantle; these are noted in the filename.

Small 3D-Printed Model Habitat Photos

This section contains photos of a small 3D-printed model of the Martian 3Design Habitat designed in the Virtual Design Competition. This model was created for demonstration purposes and includes a removable roof to view the interior rooms and spaces. This model was created using a Fortus 3D printer (made by Stratasys) using ABS plastic. All images in this series must be attributed to “Joel Wintermantle.”

Virtual Design Competition Habitat Graphics

This section contains graphics of the Martian 3Design Habitat and printer designed in Level 2 of the Virtual Design Competition. For explanations on individual graphics, please contact us. All images in this series must be attributed to “Martian 3Design by Northwestern Team.”

Marscrete and Martian Simulant Photos

This section contains photos of waterless Martian concrete (Marscrete) samples developed by the Martian 3Design Team and an image of Mojave Martian Simulant (MMS-1) (create by The Martian Garden). All images in this series must be attributed to “Joel Wintermantle.”

3D-Printing Robot

This section contains photos of the robot used for 3D-printing of Marscrete and other infrastructure materials. This robot is housed in the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department at Northwestern University. All images in this series must be attributed to “Martian 3Design by Northwestern Team.”