My MoonCamp is mainly divided into a central cabin and a functional cabin. The central cabin is mainly used to connect the above-ground and underground parts to ensure the smoothness of the two parts. The functional cabin includes a living and working cabin, plant cabin, energy cabin, and oxygen generator cabin. The living and working cabin provides astronauts with a working and living area. The plant cabin is used to grow the vegetables and fruits that are needed. It is also a small oxygen bar. A small nuclear power plant was installed in the energy cabin. At the same time, the energy cabin is also connected to the solar panels on the ground. The electrical energy of the two will provide the entire Moon Camp system operation. The oxygen generator cabin is divided into three parts, an oxygen cylinder, an electrolyzed water oxygen generator, and a plant green algae oxygen system. The other cabins except the central cabin are semi-underground structures, which can make full use of natural light sources to save electricity. Since the moon does not have an atmosphere to resist the ultraviolet radiation of the sun, we used polyethylene to block the radiation. The central cabin is all above-ground structure. Once a disaster occurs underground, astronauts can escape to the central compartment and block off the underground part. The oxygen tank and the spaceship that can return to the earth are stored in the central cabin. Both the central cabin and the spacecraft have sufficient water, food, and fuel to return to the earth. This is our Moon Camp.

Lunar lava tubes

Constant sunlight over the poles of the moon can provide us with adequate energy. Under the Lava Tube near the Lunar Poles are the best suitable area for building camps underground. It can avoid the damage caused by meteorites and radiation. ground ice provides us with sufficient water resources. The existed tube can reduce the amount of construction work. These favorable factors make us choose to set up moon camps at the two poles of the moon.

A part of the water resource is transported from the earth to the moon, and another part is from the underground ice. Melting and filtering the ice will become one of the biggest water resources

Supplies from the earth, and food provided by the biosphere

Nuclear energy and solar energy

Oxygen cylinder, electrolyzed water oxygen generator, plants and green algae。

Our Moon Camp is constructed by building various components on the earth and then transporting them to the moon for assembly. We choose a wide range of materials, mainly carbon fiber, plus a variety of fiber, and polyethylene. The main reason for using carbon fiber materials is lightweight and high strength. Polyethylene can resist the radiation from the sun, it is the main material of MoonCamp’s aerial parts.

Since our Moon Camp is built in a lava tube, a small part is on the surface, while the main part is underground. Therefore, the building materials used are also different. We will use polyethylene to build the top part of the Moon Camp which is located on the surface of the moon. This material can effectively resist the radiation from the sun and the impact of meteorites. The above-ground part adopts a spherical design, which is not only easier to collects sunlight in all directions but also alleviates part of the impact force from the meteorites, thereby playing a protective role.

This is how the astronauts spent the day in our Moon Camp. First, they will go to the plant cabin to check the plants and collect the ingredients for the day. Then, eat in the living cabin and complete a day of research in the work area. Next, check the operation status of each cabin, and timely maintenance and repair. Finally, it is the astronauts’ sports and leisure time. They can either exercise in the living cabin, or chat with colleagues at the time, or go back to their own area to read or rest. This is the day of the astronauts in our Moon Camp.