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We started working on the Moon Camp project after christmas. The first attempts were not to our liking, so we settled on our third version, which finally looked the way we wanted it to look like by combining all of our previous attempts. Our base consists of six secondary sections, which are used for research and accommodate the astronauts and one primary section, which could be used as a growing area. These sections are painted by a white color. Then, there are tanks for oxygen and water, which are painted black along with some airlocks that are the same color. On the first and fourth secondary section, there is a telescope and a communication satellite, which is used for connecting to the homebase on Earth or with another satellite that is orbiting the Moon.

Our moon base should be located on either the north pole or the south pole of the Moon, because of the temperature and opportunity of more efficient use of solar power. Alternatively, the base site would be located near a large metal deposit or at strategic locations from where missiles to interplanetary voyages would launch.

First, we have to adjust the terrain so it would be somewhat flat. Parts of the moon base would be built using a 3D printer that would be located on a robotic arm. It would start building sections of the base layer by layer with material, that consists of a polymer, which is resistant to radiation and some small-sized meteorites. Material would be flown by a rocket to the moon base. Windows, rover, etc. would be also carried by a rocket to the base.

Between section four and five, there is a water tank for about 450 liters of water. The water would be mined at the base or in case of an emergency, flown by a rocket. On the base, there would be a water recycler that would work on the same principle as on the ISS. The protective layer of the water tank would be from the same material as the base. The water would have to be kept at a constant temperature of twenty degrees celsius.

In the centre of the base, there would be a glasshouse for growing plants. Windows on base provide the plants the sunlight they need to grow. There is already enough water on the base and astronauts would provide the fertilizer

For the power source, the base would use solar panels, that would rotate in the direction of the Sun. During the night, batteries would power the base with the energy, that was gathered during the day. If there was a malfunction with the batteries, there would be backup generators that would be powered by liquid fuel.

The air tanks have volume of about 290 liters. They would have to be under pressure of about 5 atmospheres, so the protective layer of the tank has to be thicker and stronger. The filtration of the air would be under control of the same system that is used in submarines or the ISS.

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The protective layers of the base would protect it from radiation. The layers would be made out of the mix of an resistant polymer and moon dust and there would be a special coating on the walls of the base that would reflect the sunlight. For the protection against mini meteorites, there would be 20 cm thick walls made out of a resistant polymer or a special material that was made at the Rice university.

Astronauts would conduct various experiments on the moon’s surface using the Moon rover that would help them if they needed to travel long distances or they could study the stars or other planets that are found in the vast vacuum of space using two of the high-tech telescopes that are found on the base. They would also invent new technologies to survive in the hostile environment of the Moon, or in the vacuum of space. Astronauts could even study the effects that the gravity of the Moon has on a human body. But most importantly, it could be used as a refueling station for spaceships that would travel even farther than the Moon itself. The fuel, such as Helium-3, may even be mined on the moon’s surface.