1. Human Settlements on the Moon – Some fundamental questions Aero 426 Space System design Fall 2014

2. Why Settle the Solar System? Make a new start – Take the best, leave the rest Live and believe the way you want Enlarge the range of Human possibilities Escape the stagnation that results from the absence of a frontier Ensure survival of the species in the face of cosmic threats (asteroid/comet impacts, gamma ray bursts, solar evolution, etc.) Achieve the insights needed to solve Earthly problems

3. Why Settle on the Moon? Attain prolonged space travel abilities essential to the habitation of the solar system –Address prolonged zero-g effects (bone loss, immune system impairment) –Radiation protection –Social and psychological challenges of living in small, narrowly confined communities –In situ resource development, sustained habitation technologies

4. Why Settle on the Moon? (Continued) Prospect for, and extract the raw materials needed by a space-faring, solar system- wide society. Use the Mooon as an invaluable scientific observation station. Acquire the experience needed to begin colonization of Mercury, Mars, the asteroid belt and moons of Jupiter and Saturn

5. Justifying the Rationale for Your Mission Each design team has to decide which reason or reasons for building a Moon base they will emphasize in their mission design This is the crucial first step in defining the mission objectives The fundamental rationale also influences the quantitative requirements of the mission