Sky Lake is a visionary environmental design that uses the natural geological cavities and excavated landscapes (from mining and large-scale 3D printing) on the Moon to provide enhanced living conditions for long-term Lunar inhabitants including scientists, construction workers, tourists, and leisure industry staff. Utilizing the ability of water to protect from radiation Sky Lake creates a layer of water above craters, quarries, and caves. The purpose of these large climatized spaces is to allow larger-scale terraforming experimentation including diverse biological environments that have controllable microclimates. Sky Lake will provide wider freedom of movement, the ability to work in sunlight, and even the possibility to create rain.

This paper presents the Sky Lake concept and design. It explores the basic architectural and engineering viability for construction considering current and future technologies, including technological ideas that are being researched and worked on now for use in space in the next 50–150 years. The design incorporates ideas for sealing the regolith, a complete water cycle, and access from the Lunar surface. It explores the main criteria for locations bearing in mind the Moon's natural resources and optimal daylight hours. It discusses how Sky Lake can impact and accelerate the development of the new Moon society. We examine the practical and poetic potential for humans to walk on the lunar surface without a spacesuit and leave the first footprint (rather than boot print) in the Lunar dust.

Sky Lake 是一个富有远见的环境设计，利用月球上的天然地质洞穴和挖掘出的景观（来自采矿和大型 3D 打印），为包括科学家、建筑工人、游客和休闲在内的长期月球居民提供更好的生活条件行业工作人员。利用水保护免受辐射的能力 Sky Lake 在陨石坑、采石场和洞穴上方形成一层水。这些大型气候空间的目的是允许进行更大规模的地球化实验，包括具有可控小气候的各种生物环境。Sky Lake 将提供更广泛的活动自由度、在阳光下工作的能力，甚至可以创造雨水。

本文介绍了天湖的概念和设计。它探讨了考虑当前和未来技术的基本建筑和工程可行性，包括正在研究和研究的技术理念，以便在未来 50-150 年内在太空中使用。该设计结合了密封风化层、完整的水循环和从月球表面进入的想法。它探讨了考虑月球自然资源和最佳日光时间的地点的主要标准。它讨论了天湖如何影响和加速新月社会的发展。我们研究了人类在没有宇航服的情况下在月球表面行走并在月球尘埃中留下第一个脚印（而不是靴印）的实际和诗意潜力。