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People like to discover, explore and create new things. Therefore, the next step in humanity should be the colonization of some planets. The Moon as the nearest celestial body will be the easiest to achieve this goal. This Moon Camp project is a plan for the first human settlement on our natural satellite. Our facility has 6 modules (for living, for eating, control room, greenhouse, storage, laboratory) and it is designed for 6 colonists. In the first stage, it will depend on supplies from Earth and it will gradually become self-sufficient.

After analyzing the surface of the moon, we decided to place the base at the North Pole because there is constant access to sunlight. By constant access to the sunlight there is a highest temperature and we van get electricity from it (sunlight). We also thought that the flat crater would be an ideal place, because it would protect the base from sandstorms and landing in it would be much easier than other place at the moon. We would like our base to be next to large w ice resources, which would be a constant access to drinking water. Sunlight and water will also be needed for the development of vegetation which we plant to bring and develop it in base.

The base skeleton will be made of light but very durable metal brought from Earth. However, we will use regolith as a 3D printer material to build the walls. We will use the RASSOR robot, designed by NASA, to extract the regolith and prepare the ground for construction.

Our colonists will be gathering water from ice found in North Pole craters, near camp. But for hydrating plants we’ll going to use extra water from astronauts pee.

At first, astronauts will eat supplies delivered from Earth. Then after building greenhouse, we will be growing edible plants. Such as: potatoes (good source of energy), beetroots (calcium, vitamin A), wheat (bread, crackers), spinach (iron, zinc, vitamins A and C), tomatoes (tasty, 95% water), parsley (very rich source of iron and vitamin C, adds flavour to meals).

The main source of electricity will be energy from solar farms and photovoltaic layers (which will be spread over the entire surface of the base), because on the North Pole sunlight is permanent. But if we need more power or something goes wrong we can use batteries and fusion reactor in which our camp will be supplied.

At first, oxygen will be obtained by electrolysis phenomenon. When we start planting plants in the greenhouse, that will be our new and main oxygen source and at the same time carbon dioxide filter.

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The first safeguard is the location, because it protects the base from sandstorms. We would like the walls of our base to be thick and uniform, which would be difficult to damage them with objects that would collide with base. Our next idea is regulate the transmission of radiation, which can be used as a photovoltaic layer converting solar radiation into electricity. The base would also have a system of locks and hatches that would failitate mowing around the entire complex and would minimalize the chance of encountering difficulties while mowing around the base.

We would like astronauts in our camp to spend the day in the most active and effective way as it is possible. After waking up, washing and preparing for the day, astronauts will check the yield in the greenhouse and prepare their first meal. Then they will go to morning stretching exercises to prepare for work in one hundred percent. They will then inspect the base from outside to ensure that it does not damage the base while they sleep, and to clean the landing point. After checking and cleaning the base, they would unpack and dispose of the items that are delivered to their base, and would make basic measurements to ensure that they can safely work outside the base. Then, they would work in the greenhouse and prepare a second meal. After second meal, they would take a break to relax before more demanding activities. Then they would do the research, most would work outside the base. The division regarding obligations would be based on education. Then, they would make a list of the test results to compare with previous ones. Every day you will do the same research to form the most accurate conclusions, the tests will be changed when it is certain that the conclusions are correct. Next, they would go to rest and clean the base. After finishing work, they would check the base from outside and prepare their last meal. Then they would make recordings of their day and their feelings about living in the base. Finally, they would prepare all the necessary things for the next day, so their day would end.