Water Management Considerations for a Self-Sustaining Moonbase
Physics and Society
2025-11-04 v2 Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Popular Physics
Abstract
The most pragmatic first step in the all-but-inevitable 3rd-millennium V\"olkerwanderung of humanity throughout the Solar System is the establishment of a permanent human presence on the Moon. This research examines: 1. the human, agricultural, and technical water needs of a 100-person, 500 m x 100 m x 6 m self-sustaining lunar colony; 2. choosing a strategic location for the moonbase; 3. a heat drill model by which the needed lunar water ice could be sublimated; and 4. the robust water treatment and recovery infrastructure and water management personnel that would be needed for a self-sustaining moonbase.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2405.14100,
title = {Water Management Considerations for a Self-Sustaining Moonbase},
author = {Jeffrey S. Lee and Joe C. Yelderman and Gerald B. Cleaver},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.14100},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
36 pages, 12 Figues, 3 Tables