City on the Moon

Last week, the US space agency (NASA) announced it had chosen a center of the southernmost basin of the Moon to be the first permanent settlement for people in a place far from Earth.

Moon City, perhaps we will call it, according to the original plan, which is very small, with "population" is a few scientists residing in bases similar to the blocks for Antarctic scientist. After about two generations, NASA hopes to have facilities for travelers, churches and small roads named after Neil Armstrong or Stephen Hawking .

The remaining problem who is the Moon owner? Not waiting for lawyers or scientists to agree, NASA announced next month it would appoint units to design the Moon City. Project director Matt Leonard said they wanted to build outposts for long-term operations. 'We can make streets, it will be a good place to live for residents here, nearby are self-driving cars'.

According to NASA, this will be a green city, everything can be recycled to create a special stable long-term environment in an emergency. The biggest difficulty is how to survive on the Moon and how to carry on this planet the equipment for construction. Consequently, construction works can only begin in the next decade.

During this time, NASA engineers designed construction equipment such as excavators moving on the Moon; while focusing on studying energy from sunlight or small nuclear reactors for construction equipment and machinery.

NASA announced the establishment of a base on the Moon and will build it into a permanent city by 2024. The crew of four astronauts will work on this base, starting in 2020. One of the The main purpose of the project is to form a base for the exploration of nearby planets and Mars. In the picture is a spaceship landing on the Moon painted by painters.

Another type of spaceship landed on the Moon

NASA is looking for locations capable of making bases around the Moon's poles, which receive a lot of sunlight to capture the solar energy supplied to active devices.

Robot will help build Moon City.

Astronauts will move on self-propelled cars with long distances, NASA said this time around 2027.

Moon space station seen from above.

Astronauts will build structures with equipment and machines such as drills brought from Earth.

One of the goals of building the city on the Moon is to create a basis for people to come and explore Mars. In the picture is a base on Mars in the future.

NASA plans to bring construction equipment like a drill to build buildings on Mars.