The moon base will be built in the Shackleton crater. Tunnelling method will be used to hollow out the walls of the crater, just like building subway network on Earth. Instead of burrowing vertical down shafts, tunnelling technology is well developed, cost effective, and easy to build. Housing the base in the wall of the crater also protect the base from meteorites, radiation and extreme temperature changes. The base has two main entrances and many more for emergency. Inside the base, the various quarters include:Command Center, Medical Bay, Living/Housing, Recycling plant, Power and Utilities, Greenhouse/ Food Processing. All the quarter’s connectors are airlock. Outside the base, the facilities include: Solar Panel Farm, Space Shuttle Landing Pad and Communications Tower. There are robotic drones, rovers, and drills to help with the various projects.

Shackleton crater

Building the base into the walls of the crater will shelter it from meteors strikes. The peaks along the craters rim are exposed to continual sunlight that means sunlight is always available for conversion into electricity using solar panels. The temperature at this site is also more favourable as it doesn’t experience the daily extremes of -150C to 100C. The potential presence of frozen water could be mined for human consumption and harvest hydrogen for fuel manufacture. The basin is has enough space for building landing pads and house other facilities.

We create water by collecting liquid waste and shower water and changing it in the recycling area. The urine is strongly filtered and we extract the 75 percent of water in it. Moreover we refine water from the frozen water found on the moon/space. The base is designed to for maximum efficiency and almost no waste.

We create plants from fertilizing human waste in the recycling area. The greens are not only meals to people living in space, but help increase the oxygen in the living environment as well. Fruits and vegetables are another reason. The freshly grown food from special lights around the surface of their habitat. They help critically during long missions, and are good for psychological well-being (meaning consisting of positive relations with others, personal growth and development).

On the top we have solar panels that harvest he energy. We have power sources which have the energy from the panels, and are distributed to the other areas. We also have central nuclear power to make sure our base’s energy needs are met. We also have high efficiency battery as back up as well.

As mentioned in the food points, one of our reasons for farming and harvesting plants are for the environment oxygen. The plants help, but the main source is something called “electrolysis”, which is electricity from the solar panels to split water into oxygen gas.

We will use drones and moon rovers to built moon camp. We will use strong plastic and metals. We need this kind of materials because metals can structure the camp and plastics will make some small and important parts. We will use plastic for parts which will have electrical component to avoid electrical fire. Metals can be easily find in moon through mining.

First we will cover our moon camp with airlocks to keep air inside. Because of the location of our base, we are very well protected from any meteorites. Space radiation will be negated by heavy lead walls which surrounds our base. Also we thought about the astronaut’s mental and physical wellness. So to have healthy mental and physical wellness, we can have common area which is a location where people can hang out and exercise together.

The daily schedule of an engineering astronaut, starts at 6 a.m (local time). He would wake up and get ready for his day. His regular routine of brushing his teeth, washing his body, wearing his uniform, and so on. Also for maximum efficiently he will only be allowed to shower every 2 days. He will receive his breakfast from the canteen to him in the Commons. After preparing for the morning, there is morning video conference for him. He would be getting his job for the day, and discuss shortly on different ideas as well for his work. His three meals are distributed in between and throughout the day. His engineering outside the space base takes place in morning rather than a late time, as the temperature changes too much later on. After his engineering, he eats his lunch. He will have relaxing time for himself, and then go to the fitness center after digesting his food well. Exercise is critical to an astronaut’s wellness, so he exercises for about two hours. He still has engineering work to do inside the base, and thinks up ideas to fix problems. When that is completed, he eats dinner and has his free time to call his family, see the view, and do what he wants to finish the day.