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House on the Moon
Thomas Denham
Guilherme Moraes
Tony Anastasio
Jason Swisher
Adan Vasconcelos
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Moon facts
•Gravity: 1/ !arth"s
• Tem#erature ran$e: %&'o ( to )'*+o (
• Atmos#here: !,os#here
• -.one layer: o
•
Ma$netic 0eld: Very wea• -r2ital 3eriod: %+4' !arth days
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House Setch
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Airloc Tunnel
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5ene0ts of 6nder$round7onstruction
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An under$round structure will #rovide suita2le#rotection from the hostile moon environment4
• 8unar soil #rovides $ood insulation from the e,trsurface tem#eratures4
• An under$round structure #rovides #rotection frometeor im#acts4
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9euirements of 6nder$roun7onstruction
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7oncrete can 2e made from availa2le lunar mate;rocs< minerals< etc4=4
• Steel structures from the rocets and lander canreused to reinforce the under$round facility4
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3ower
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Solar #anels will 2e de#loyed over an e,tended aorder to collect as much sunli$ht as #ossi2le4
• 5atteries will 2e used to store e,cess ener$y for the dar4
• 8iuid hydro$en carried from !arth could 2e use
cells4 The o,y$en could 2e e,tracted from the soheatin$ it4 Also a 2y)#roduct of this ty#e of fuel cwater4
• !lectrical wire needed to transmit electricity wou2rou$ht alon$ in stora$e4
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3ower
•
Geothermal: the Moon"s core #roduces some hewhich could 2e harvested and converted either telectricity or used to heat the livin$ facilities4
• Diesel $enerator:• 6nder$round stora$e tan
•5rin$ fuel on initial s#ace >i$ht
• Diesel is more ener$y)dense than liuid #etroleum or$as
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(ood
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?ndoor Greenhouse• 3roduce $rown on)site will 2e the ma@ority of our moo
• 5rin$ (ood on Shi#• ill need rations to sustain the crew 2efore the 0rst h
• ?tems that canBt 2e $rown ;Meats< etc4=
• C7omfortC food for the crew• !mer$ency rations in case anythin$ $oes wron$
• Stoc#ile of M9!s ;Meals 9eady to !at=
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(ood
•
8ivestoc• ill not raise livestoc on)site4
• 8ivestoc is not ener$y)ecient to raise on site4
• ?f the mission turns out to 2e sustaina2le< livestoc coin the Eterraformin$F of the Moon< due to its #roductio
$reenhouse eect $ases such as methane4
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ater
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3ota2le ater• ater for drinin$
• Stora$e ) 6nder$round Tan
• (iltration
• Solar Distillin$
• 9everse -smosis
•
5oilin$ ) ater sterili.ation in a #inch• ?ce De#osits
• Drill and e,cavate lunar ice de#osits
• 5rin$ ater on Shi#
• ill lessen the reuirements from other sources
• ater stora$e for emer$encies
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ater
•
on)3ota2le ater• ater for $arden< washin$< #ersonal hy$iene< cleanin$<
• 9eclaimed water ;CGrayC water=• astewater $enerated from non)toilet sources ;sins< showers
• 6seful for many a##lications includin$ toilet >ushin$ and irri$a
• 5ene0ts water su##ly 2y reducin$ the need for clean water
• 5ene0ts wastewater su2system 2y reducin$ $enerated wastew
• 9ecover condensate from HVA7 system
• ater from fuel cells reused
• 6rine from suits and indoor facilities could 2e 0ltered usosmosis
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aste
•
A se#arate se#tic tan for human waste• Gar2a$e that will emit $as will 2e #laced into a
container where it can vent and 2e neutrali.ed4• !liminates any un#leasant odors and 2acteria and
• 9euse and recycle as much #ossi2le
• 8and0ll ) (or on)recycla2le wastes• 5uried wastes can 2e du$ u# and trans#orted 2ac to
necessary
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Heatin$< Ventilation< I Air7onditionin$
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7oolin$• 6nder$round 7hiller
• ?ce Stora$e ) Tae advanta$e of e,tremely cold lunar ni$hts
• Heatin$• Geothermal !ner$y
• Solar !ner$y
• Diesel/Gas• !lectric Heat
• -,y$en• 8ar$e Stora$e Tan
• 8iuid o,y$en 2rou$ht from earth
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!,ercise
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S#ace treadmill
• Stationary 2ie
• Advance 9esistance !,ercise Device ;A9!D=
• Simulates wei$htliftin$ in s#ace
• Astronauts could lose u# to 1& of muscle mass
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Security
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Video Surveillance• !,terior and ?nterior
• Heavy locin$ door at entrance
•S#ear$uns
• (unction mechanically without need for com2ustion
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9eferences
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ASA Moon (acts: htt#://moon4nasa4$ov/moonfa• !,ercise !ui#ment: htt#
://www4#cma$4com/article%/K<%*1+<%L%%K<KK4
• hat ould ?t 5e 8ie to 8ive on the MoonNhtt#://www4s#ace4com/%*LL)how)to)live)on)the
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