We must Return: Building a Moon Base.

It's been 50 years since mankind first went to the Moon. Now, we are preparing to return once again, not for a short stay but to permanently settle the moon.

This effort will require NASA and commercial companies, working together to finally build a base on the Moon and leap onwards to Mars and beyond.

But what could a such a mission look like?

What sort of execting tech could be used to build our first Lunar Base there?

This animation aims to demonstrate the various technologies that could be used for returning mankind to the Moon.

This animation contains footage made by the following British based animation universities, Falmouth University, Edinburgh College of Art and Glasgow Caledonian University,

A special thanks to every student and advisor who helped out with this project.

This animation shows an overview of what a base build inside of Shackleton Crater could look like. The concepts shown in this animation were meant to be a representation of the following concepts:

Trans-Formers for Lunar Extreme Environments: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/trans-formers-for-lunar-extreme-environments-ensuring-long-term-operations-in-regions-of

Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot (RASSOR) Excavator: http://technology.ksc.nasa.gov/technology/TOPS_13664_RASSOR_Excavator.htm

Lunar Surface Manipulation Systems (LSMS): http://technology.nasa.gov/patent/LAR-TOPS-73

In-Situe Resource Utilization: http://www.philipmetzger.com/blog/

(Bigelow) BA-330, and NASA Inflatable Lunar Habitat concept: http://bigelowaerospace.com/b330/ & http://www.nss.org/settlement/moon/library/LB2-303-InflatableHabitation.pdf

PISCES Robot Builder / LANCE Grading Blade:http://www.techtimes.com/articles/127062/20160122/robot-built-entire-launch-pad.htm

Modified ATHELE Platform. https://www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/systems/system.cfm?System=11

Lunar Greenhouses: http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/livingthings/25feb_greenhouses.html
3D printing of Habitat Shells, as well as severa..