LUNAR OASIS

When we start thinking about an Oasis, we feel the coolness of the shadow cast by the trees. We smell the sweetness of the fruits traveling with the wind. We hear the fresh stream of the water, filling the place with live. All these images convey an essence of sensation.

Living on the lunar surface means living far away from home. It is a deserted place without live, without flowing water, without sound. In order to create sensations, we need to look at the limited resources which are available to us and how we can combine them to more than their parts.

Living on the lunar surface also means being able to move in 1/6 of gravity. Instead of the conventional 30 cm jump on Earth you’ll be able to jump nearly two meters. If you’re as talented as Michael Jordan, you’ll be able to jump over six meters while being airborne for more than 5 seconds. For the duration time of the mission, you’ll feel like a bona fide superhero by just moving around.

On the other hand, you want to have familiar sensations from back home & plants can play a big part in that regard. Living so far away, you want to be as independent as possible. Growing your own crops and feeding of them will be an integral part in living extraterrestrially. The big question is:

How can we incorporate the needed greenhouses in a creative and psychologically beneficial way?