TIMELINE

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

The mission design process is based on a robotic exploration of the chosen crater area, a research for a suitable location and resources. Robotic exploration missions to the deployment site will ensure preparation, the placement of the habitation module and all necessary support equipment. The GREEN LAB is based on a set of habitable modules that can be transported to the moon separately and connected on site.

The next missions will be roboticonly and prepare the base for the first humans. The first rocket will launch in 2034 and will transport the habitat. Once the module is deployed and inflated to its full size, it will be covered with the previously excavated lunar regolith to provide shielding. An airlock, a 3D-printer, an excavation robot, a construction robot and solar panels will be brought to build the base and make the habitat ready for the humans.

The second mission will bring three greenhouses, a second airlock and a rover. Once the greenhouses are deployed, inflated, attached to the habitat and the shell is 3D-printed, robots start growing food for the future inhabitants. Energy will be needed for the base to properly function and will be generated from the solar panels. The harsh lunar environment will be a true challenge for humans, therefore it is important for them to have all life-support ready when they arrive.

Phase 4

With a third rocket, the crew of six people will arrive. They will bring an antenna for communication with Earth and additional supplies for their survival. The robots should already be finished with their job, so the humans can settle into their new home and begin scouting the area. It won’t be long until scientists can start with their research on sustainable plantbased food. Production on the moon and the first plants in the greenhouses grow.

Completion of the habitation area, research facility and transformation of the base into the inhabitants home is the main goal of this phase. The crew is settled in and starts working on the interior outfitting, such as inflation and rigidization of interior walls, mounting of floors and furnishings of each area by adding internal installations and sanitation elements. Production on the moon and the first plants in the greenhouses keep growing.

Phase 5

By and by, new modules can be added and the initial system might get modified as technology advances and the needs of the inhabitants change. As successive astronauts and people arrive, the settlement will expand. People will continue developing the greenhouses as wellasset additional habitation units, laboratories and power supplies around the initialbase, and pressurized tunnels will be used for connections.