Moon Base, Card No 49 (RaceIntoSpace 1971)

The Race Into Space (Brooke Bond, 1971)

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Card No. 49: Mon Base

1990s

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Once the transportation problem is solved, pre-fabricated parts ferried to the moon can be used to build the equivalent of “Scott Base” on the lunar surface.

As the Moon has no air, pressurized buildings must have airlocks to preserve vital oxygen while astronauts leave and enter. Once inside, cumbersome spacesuits can be removed. Air-conditioning must cater for wide temperature extremes, up to 243 F during the lunar day and down to -279 F at night.

Buildings, double-walled for protection against meteoroids, may possibly be buried in natural caves.