Our moon camp is created on a hill near the Shackleton crater.. The camp will be protected from asteroids and other objects in space from a layer of graphene. There will be two sectors, the living sector and the research sector. The living sector has all the necessities the astronauts need, including an oxygen chamber. There is an upper bridge and a lower bridge connecting the two sectors. The second sector has the training facilities, research center, SOS, water supply, equipment, water filter and another oxygen chamber and gym. The entrance is above the second sector. On the outside will be rows of solar panels giving light and energy. There will be a garage for a moon car, a pulley, firefighter pole and a ladder. It has two levels per sector with a maximum of 5 people in the camp.

Close to the Lunar Poles

We chose this because the south side is the warmest and most sunny. There is also a large amount of water within the crater. The rim is slightly raised around the crater. There is almost constant illumination. Sunlight is almost always available for use of solar panels. About 120 kilometers from the crater is a 5-km high malapert mountain, a peak of the mountain is perpetually visible from the earth and it could also serve as a radio station which is suitably equipped.

The lunar ice will be the water source for the moon camp. There is some surface ice in Shackleton crater, which we can get by going down into the crater to get. We can get it with a large drill, or if it is thin/close enough to the surface, we can get it with more portable tools

In the camp there is a “green room” where the crops will grow. We will specialize in vine crops such as tomatoes and beans. We will also grow potatoes, asparagus, spinach, spinach, cale, sweet potato, mushrooms, and artichokes. These can grow on walls and shelves and will save lots of space. And they are also good in protein. There will also be a small chicken coop for meat and eggs. One of the hens will be fertilized so that some of the eggs can be used to get new hens and chickens. This way astronauts are able to eat meat/eggs. Instead of cooking them we will simply leave them outside the camp for around an hour to kill any germs on them. Also, in the sunlight, this will also cook it.

Our camp will have many solar panels on top of each building. Graphene is mainly transparent and can even work as a solar panel, as to not cover it. Solar panels will be the main source of power for our moon camp, and for the electrolysis chambers. We will have a large solar panel covering each building, with each of them having an extra rotatable solar panel on the side to aim at the sun.

In the camp there is a separate room for an oxygen supply. One method is algae ponds. Algae produces oxygen. And our other idea is electrolysis chambers. Electrolysis is where you run an electrical current through water, separating the hydrogen from the oxygen. We will also include silkworms as they produce oxygen as well.

We plan to use metal, an inflatable plastic dome, graphene and the lunar soil.

we will protect the astronauts by covering our camp with graphene since it even is a good way for electricity production since it has similar compounds to solar cells. And lunar soil will give a secondary protection. It will protect them because the graphene is strong, even stronger than concrete, and it is portable since it can be grown. And it can handle a lot of impact. It could even absorb the radiation or shield the astronauts from it. If not, demron suits will do the trick. The inflatable dome from graphene will mark the camp and give some protection, and thick layers of graphene for the electrolysis chambers. And lunar soil will give the extra protection over the graphene so the camp is incredibly sturdy.

First in the morning the astronauts will wake up at 05:30 and eat. Then they will go into the research room and complete their experiments or start new ones. These experiments will consist of finding new materials on the moon. These experiments will involve finding new materials and methods of technology which the moon’s resources can supply better than earth’s. And for future colonies on the moon plus better access to mars. They will go out on the moon and collect data. In the middle of the day they will eat lunch and harvest any crops that need to be taken care of. Such as vine fruits/vegetables such as tomatoes, beans, asparagus, mushrooms, artichokes, sweet potatoes etc. They will do regular communication tests and check all equipment and functions are running smoothly. At night they will do their training at the gym and eat dinner. Their curfew will be 22:30 , all lights will go out except for the control room and communication room in case of emergencies.