3.1 – How will your Moon Camp provide astronauts with sustainable access to basic needs like water, food, air and power?
water:
Use cargo spacecraft for transportation, storing water in soft water bladders
Own production, the use of fuel cell to generate water, hydrogen and oxygen under the action of the catalyst, in the two electrodes oxidized into water, this water first through the cooler for cooling, the temperature dropped to 18-24 degrees Celsius, and then into the silver ion sterilizer for purification treatment and then sent to the water storage tank
Recycling, collecting the water vapor exhaled by astronauts through condensation and drying components, and then converting it into reclaimed water for drinking through the ation device, urine can also be collected and processed into pure water。
food:The main sources of food are divided into two aspects, in the early stage, we mainly rely on carrying food from Earth into the lunar base, which can be maintained by astronauts for a period of time, and later we will cultivate it in the cultivation capsule set up inside our base.
O2:In terms of oxygen, it can come from the electrolysis of water, or it can be mixed with sodium chlorate and iron powder with a solid fuel oxygen generator, and oxygen reaction can be generated after ignition. Secondly, ilmenite can also be reduced with hydrogen, which comes from water. Indoor grow silos can also grow plants to produce oxygen through plant photosynthesis
energy:In terms of energy, it mainly uses helium-3 in lunar soil. It is mined with a special excavator and heats the soil to 600 degrees Celsius to separate the gas hazard, and then separates its isotope helium-3 from helium. Helium-3 in the fusion process, does not produce neutron radioactivity is small, and the fusion reaction process is easy to control, both environmental protection and safety, so, based on this raw material, the use of controlled nuclear fusion technology, can achieve efficient, safe, cheap, clean pollution power generation. In terms of energy, solar photovoltaics can also be used to generate electricity. Lunar smoke contains large amounts of silicates, mineral deposits from the moon, iron, titanium, aluminum, and other rare elements that Earth lacks. Speed can be used.
3.2 – How will your Moon Camp deal with the waste produced by the astronauts on the Moon?
In the construction of the lunar camp, we will first use rockets in the earth to transport some necessary equipment to the moon, and then use the existing equipment for infrastructure construction, and after the completion of the infrastructure, we will use some resources such as minerals and high-quality solar energy in the lunar soil to carry out scientific research and construction.
3.3 – How will your Moon Camp maintain communications with Earth and other Moon bases?
In the construction of the lunar camp, we will first use rockets in the earth to transport some necessary equipment to the moon, and then use the existing equipment for infrastructure construction, and after the completion of the infrastructure, we will use some resources such as minerals and high-quality solar energy in the lunar soil to carry out scientific research and construction.