DESTINATION MOON

>> Spaceport for journeys to Outer Space <<

The Moon - just a three-days trip from Earthhas challenged mankind for more than 40 years. Current plans focus on long-term and sustainable missions. In the far future the Moon could also serve as an intergalactic space harbour - a node between different worlds, planets and universes. For this we have to start with a small step - our first module MYO.

Site Selection

The Moon base will be situated at the south pole close to the CABEUS CRATER (the most important deposits of frozen water), the MALAPERT MOUNTAIN/CRATER (with suspected deposits of frozen water and mountains more than 8000m high with the possibility of eternal sunlight) and the SHACKLETON CRATER (high crater walls, protection against cosmic and solar radiation).

Function

The first phase of the base will be scientific research, in the future the base is projected to serve as a spaceport. The research objectives are the utilisation of in situ resources and the production of liquid oxygen and fuel.

Organisation

‘Myo’ is delivered to the Moon by an Ariane V rocket in a compact package, ready to be deployed on the lunar surface. Soon after the installation of the first habitat, the Moon base is expanded by the addition of further modulesallowing for a number of different configurations. The modules are connected by a 5-point-node which also contains the docking ports for the rover and the suitports.

Timeline

The project starts in 2050. The lunar lander will land on the surface of the Moon, two weeks later the first module arrives with six astronauts (scientists, one engineer and a physician). Two months later an additional support module arrives that can be re-configured into a scientific research and living module. Six months later an advanced energy module and the greenhouse arrive.

phase 1: preparation

- lunar orbit explorer

- moon mapping

- site selection

- robotic preparation landing of the first module phase 2: science module

- first module - temporarily inhabited

- telescope / small geoscientific module

- decomposition of the surface (experimental)

- oxygen production (experimental)

- exploration of the nearer surroundings

- building the first science module building of the first ring phase 3: operation phase building of the second ring connecting

- 2 to 3 modules - permanent inhabited

- decomposition of the moon resources

- processing of the moon resources

- experiments for producing food

- implementation of the recycling system

- exploration, longer distances

- development of scientific module

- radiotelescope phase 4: expansion - the first endependent moonbase

- satellite outputs

- advanced science

- autarkic energysupply

- agriculture

- oxygen production

- observatory completed expansion spaceport - for explorations to outer space

Radial Expansion Concept