Description of a planned lunar base
Post- Apollo Lunar missions including base construction
named Project Second Wind
Lunar Base code named: Acoma 2
The proposed six pointed lunar base complex is referred to as Acoma 2. Acoma 1 is thought to be the oldest known inhabited settlement currently occupied in North America. Acoma translates to either “the place that always was” or “the people of the white rock.” It is located in New Mexico, USA [1]. The Acoma Native American word for the moon is pronounced “Dow-Watch” [2].
Acoma 2 is to be built primarily of the lunar regolith which will be processed into concrete. Windows are absolutely mandatory so depth perception can provide psychological health for the human brain and eyes. Because the moon’s gravity is 1/6 that of the Earth’s gravity [3], ceiling heights inside Acoma 2 will be 12 feet (4 m). There is to be a series of 3 linked entrance vestibules at each airlock entrance. These airlock entrances are also called “sally ports.” The moon base will center around the enclosure of vegetation. The Swiss born architect, Le Corbusier proclaimed, “The plan is the generator [4].” Therefore the plan view of Acoma 2 will be a six pointed star to aid in forming six observation posts, referred to as “point turrets (figure 1).” Each of the six pointed modular units will be built one at a time. The lunar base is to be approximately 80% beneath the lunar surface because of the harsh solar radiation. Hydroponic ponds (fertilized by human feces) inside the structure would be used to grow non-edible plants.
The Peary crater at the lunar north pole, because of it’s peaks of eternal light (PEL’s), is the favored choice of a lunar base location by most scientists. PEL’s provide uninterrupted solar illumination necessary for power.
Projected construction of Acoma 2 is to be in the 2080’s---2090’s with a dedication date of July 20, 2097.
---sine nomine
Sources:
[1] Native Americans, an encyclopedia of history, cultures and people Vol. 1
by Barry Pritzker, p. 7, 1998, ABC-CLIO publisher.
[2] Conversation between website author and two members of the Acoma
tribe on Acoma lands in New Mexico, USA on March 14th, 2000.
[3] World Book Encyclopedia, p. 783, 2005, Vol. M.
[4] Towards a New Architecture by Le Corbusier, Architectural Press 1927
( translated from the French by Frederick Etchells ).First published in the
USA in 1960. Praeger publishers, p. 45, fourth printing 1970.
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