NASA plans to create human settlements on the moon by 2040.
It has developed the Artemis program, a multifaceted initiative that aims to return humans to the lunar surface and set up a sustainable presence.
It aims to develop the architecture for habitable structures to facilitate prolonged human presence and scientific endeavours on the moon.
The key challenges are, create a secure living space shielded from the moon's harsh elements like extreme temperatures, micrometeorite impacts and cosmic radiation.