Internet Source #1: Lunar Bases When people think of lunar bases they normally think about sci-fi movies and books, but to some people this is a serious subject that takes some further investigation. One of the first projects that dealt with lunar bases on the moon would be Project Horizon. Project Horizon was issued in June of 1959, it was the first part of the "Lunar Military Outpost" study for the U.S Army. One of the …showed first 75 words of 470 total…

…showed last 75 words of 470 total…area would contain radioactive sources and a power distribution unit. On the surface of the base would be an astronomy lab, a garage and a storage area. They also wanted to bring a lunar rover onto the base that could hold three crew members for 14 days. In the beginning of the 1970's, KBOM built a full-scale model of the lunar base. Nonetheless the idea was cancelled in 1974, for further studies of the permanent lunar settlement.