To start off with the moonbase we designed is for semi-permanent habitation of the moon.  The first of its kind and off earth base to see how hard it is to live on another body.  It would house a small crew to live as sustainably as possible on the harsh conditions of the moon’s surface.  We designed this base on Fusion360 getting all the major functions designed and omitted the finer details.

The location of the moonbase would be toward the south pole of the moon.  The main reason for this is access to natural resources.  All the materials found in the lunar regolith are located there.  But most importantly water as the process to make it and transport it would be difficult so finding it there is the best option.  However you don’t want it at the pole and other phenomena would mess up the base.

How we would build the base is assembly on site.  We would send the resources for habitation and all that to the moon.  The sections would use origami techniques to save space on the trip to the moon.  Once the pieces are there, robots would do the heavy lifting initially assembling the parts together.  After that the astronauts would do the final bit and pieces to assemble.  The base would be made out of carbon fiber composites and possible aluminum to have the strongest and durable base if possible.

We will protect the astronauts from the harsh conditions in mainly two ways.  First we will bury the base itself.  With that the radiation on the moon would drastically reduce the radiation.  If they need to go outside the number of times is limited as robots would reduce the need.  But even then the vehicle would have radiation shielding and limited exposure shouldn’t be a problem.  With the astronauts all being prevented from bringing in fine irradiated lunar soil the risk would be even less so.

The base would provide water by collecting it on the surface through expeditions and with storage of water they should have enough. Plus with recycling water throughout the base the risk of running out of water is reduced.

For Food we have an aquaponics set up to provide plants and fish. It would also provide oxygen as that’s what the plants do best.

Power is provided by a small nuclear reactor with the highest safety measure for the crew. We needed it because the lunar night is 2 weeks and solar panels won’t cut it.

Air will be generated by the plants in aquaponics system. It will be circulated throughout the base.

As this is planned to be the first base it would mainly serve a scientific purpose.  To see the effects of an extended stay on the moon to both humans but other living things.  With this experiments related to the moon can be conducted without issue.  The amount of things to learn is immense and tempting so the base is designed for that in mind.

A day on the moon for the small crew of astronauts would be busy but interesting.  They would get up and go to sleep at regular intervals as the moon’s day and night cycle is not compatible with ours.  Then after that they get ready for the day dressed, eat breakfast and the sort.  Once that is done they will do an inspection of the base and its equipment to make sure things are running properly.  Then they do their daily chores collecting data from various experiments, and making the aquaponics set up.  Then they collect any necessary materials before lunch.  Afterwards they continue to work on their assigned tasks such as organizing materials, collecting food, and collecting data from experiments.  Before a short break ,dinner, and then back to bed.  It would be busy but necessary for life on the moon.