Discover the limitless possibilities of living on the moon.
According to a NASA spokesperson, Americans could be calling the moon home by 2040, defying skeptics’ doubts. In an interview with the New York Times, Niki Werkheiser, the director of technology maturation at NASA, expressed the excitement surrounding this ambitious mission named Artemis.
“We’re at a pivotal moment, and in some ways, it feels like a dream sequence,” Werkheiser stated. “In other ways, it feels like it was inevitable that we would get here.”
The Artemis mission plans to orbit the moon with four human occupants in November 2024, followed by a historic landing a year later—the first in over half a century. Werkheiser is confident in the mission’s success, emphasizing the collaboration and determination of the team involved. “Everybody is so ready to take this step together, so if we get our capabilities developed, there’s no reason it’s not possible.”
Bjarke Ingels Group and SEArch+ (Space Exploration Architecture) are working on designing NASA’s futuristic lunar dwellings, utilizing a groundbreaking material: moon matter. These structures will be constructed using fragments of dust, rocks, and other minerals found on the moon’s surface, protecting the buildings from its harsh conditions.
The buildings will also incorporate 3-D printing technology, with the assistance of Texas-based company Icon. CBS News reports that Icon has secured over $57 million in funding and has already begun printing homes on Earth. The long-term goal is to bring or build a printer capable of operating on the moon, advancing human colonization efforts.
Patrick Suermann, interim dean of Texas A&M’s School of Architecture, emphasized the challenges of lunar construction. “There’s no Home Depot up there,” remarked Suermann, whose team is developing robots to aid in building lunar shelters in partnership with NASA.
Suermann added, “So you either have to know how to use what’s up there or send everything you need.”
As NASA unveils this extraordinary vision, it coincides with a space race for interstellar tourism, led by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin.
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