Samruk Lunar Settlement

In Kazakh mythology, it is said that a huge poplar tree, the Baiterek tree of life, grows in the endless steppe. The long stem represents Earthly life, roots – the underworld, and the crown of the tree represents the heavenly world. The eternal bird Samruk, which is the mediator of these worlds, flies to Baiterek to hide in a high crown and lay a golden egg, the Sun, which gives light and warmth to all living things. Samruk will forever remain a symbol of creation and hope, and like our settlement, it will become a new beginning and a transition from the earthly, familiar world to the unknown and boundless world of the sky. However, today humanity itself is experiencing a turning point. As in the myth where the golden egg must be protected, our world also requires new ideas and bold solutions to protect humanity. Now global problems such as population growth and limited resources are very relevant: scientists are trying to find a solution and predict the future course of events, but this competition forced us, 9th grade students, to think more broadly: what if the solution is outside the Earth's orbit? Besides, the only idea of unexplored space that motivates us to create the innovation. This project will give huge research opportunities, new resources and scientific breakthroughs to humanity. When Apollo 8 mission’s crew photographed the Earth from Moon’s orbit for the first time, humanity changed forever. People finally realized how big the world is, how narrowly we thought before. Space exploration is hard, but it is important because it expands the boundaries of our understanding. “The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever” — Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1911)