Building on the Moon: NASA's Architectural Strategy for Permanent Lunar Habitation (opens in new tab)

After return to Earth, NASA unveiled a new phased plan to establish a Moon Base. Although most of the media's attention went to rockets, budgets, and geopolitical competition, a quieter question was lingering for architects in the background: How can a human being actually live on the surface of the Moon, and for how long? The establishment of a permanent marks a fundamental shift in space exploration that requires a new architectural paradigm. In their presentation, NASA officials suggested ...