We will build our moon camp near the lunar poles. Our number goal is safety.  The moon camp will support two astronauts with all the food, air, water and power they need for three months. Water ice at the poles will be used to produce the air, water and power. Food will be grown in a green house.

Close to the Lunar Poles

We will build our moon camp near the South Pole because the South Pole has ice and may be rich in resources. Another reason we have chosen the South Pole is because we have already studied that side of the region and it would be a good spot to land. We could also explore more about the South Pole and discover new things about it.

We will build are moon camp using inflatable structures.

We will extract water from the moon. We will place a mirror tower at an angle towards the sun to melt the ice. We will have a dome that keeps the heat of the sun in so the ice can melt a little faster and the water vapor for escaping. Once the melting is complete, we will send our rover over to the mine and extract the water we were able to salvage and bring back to base for filtering and electrolysis.

We will build a greenhouse with LED lights on the roof of the greenhouse. We chose to use LED lights because they will help the plants grow better. Another thing that we plan on doing is, growing plants that will produce oxygen (O2). We will produce the plants by using soil and our compost waste.

We will produce electricity using solar panels . We will also use water mined from ice water in the poles for use in fuel cells. Fuel cells use hydrogen and oxygen in water to produce power. We will also have batteries for emergencies.

We will get oxygen by processing regolith. The regolith is heated to high temperatures and then electricity is run through it. This causes the oxygen to separate from the regolith. We will also get air from water after going through electrolysis.

I get up around 6:30 in the morning and head over to the restroom. I brush my teeth and do our other business in the bathroom. I then start my day off with some breakfast. Then I work out to stay in shape because I don’t have gravity up here. Once I am finished working out I make sure everything is working and up to date, see if the garbage disposal works, and if our green house is still good. Then now I get in a rover and head over to where the water mine is to see if we made some progress. Finally I head back, have some lunch then I work out more.  Once I’m finished I have dinner, brush my teeth and go to bed.