Build a Moon 3D Printed Habitat | Designing for life on the Moon

No human has walked on the Moon since the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972. So now, Technology Development Program is working on everything that will be needed to make the Moon a place where a crew of astronauts can live for months. There is no air on the Moon. And the temperature varies from 387 degrees Fahrenheit BELOW zero (-233 Celsius) at night to 253 degrees Fahrenheit ABOVE zero (123 Celsius) in the day. Tiny micro-meteoroids (space rocks) rain down on the Moon's surface. And no atmosphere means no protection from the Sun's harsh radiation. So a Moon habitat for humans will have to be very tough and very sturdy. It will have to be air tight, so the inside can be pumped up with breathable air without exploding or leaking. The habitat will have to be cooled during the Moon day and heated during the Moon night. It will need a water recycling system, a power generating system, and food storage and preparation facilities. Colonization of the Moon is a concept employed by some