From the introduction of the “Moon Village” concept by the ESA Director General Jan Wörner, the interest towards a permanent settlement on the Moon increased. International space agency and private companies started to investigate and design new solutions for permanent habitats on lunar soil. Many aspects in the design of space residences must be considered, with the awareness that human health and well-being must be at the centre of every design choice. The first aim of this paper is to outline the key aspects of two lunar habitats concepts, One Moon, developed by ESA, and MaMBA. Furthermore, the key issues related to an engineering design of the modules are discussed, with a particular attention to the thermo-energetic aspects. The issues of thermal comfort and energetic evaluation in living environments is becoming increasingly studied, with numerous reliable and tested tools for assessing ordinary places. The same can hardly be said for hostile places, where the safety and well-being of people are more difficult to provide. Therefore, a review of the main data needed for an energetic analysis of such a hostile place as the lunar planet is provided and analysed, with the intention to maximizes in-situ resource utilization.
Moon Village: main aspects and open issues in lunar habitat thermoenergetics design. A Review
Roberto Rugani;Massimiliano Martino;Giacomo Salvadori
2021-01-01
Abstract
From the introduction of the “Moon Village” concept by the ESA Director General Jan Wörner, the interest towards a permanent settlement on the Moon increased. International space agency and private companies started to investigate and design new solutions for permanent habitats on lunar soil. Many aspects in the design of space residences must be considered, with the awareness that human health and well-being must be at the centre of every design choice. The first aim of this paper is to outline the key aspects of two lunar habitats concepts, One Moon, developed by ESA, and MaMBA. Furthermore, the key issues related to an engineering design of the modules are discussed, with a particular attention to the thermo-energetic aspects. The issues of thermal comfort and energetic evaluation in living environments is becoming increasingly studied, with numerous reliable and tested tools for assessing ordinary places. The same can hardly be said for hostile places, where the safety and well-being of people are more difficult to provide. Therefore, a review of the main data needed for an energetic analysis of such a hostile place as the lunar planet is provided and analysed, with the intention to maximizes in-situ resource utilization.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
