èg ō ng ▁ 1 ▁h à o ▁or ▁Yu èg ō ng ▁ 1 ▁or ▁Yu èg ō ng ▁Y ī ▁h à o ▁or ▁Yu èg ō ng ▁Y ī ) ▁is ▁a ▁Chinese ▁research ▁facility ▁for ▁developing ▁a ▁moon ▁base . ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁environment ally ▁closed ▁facility ▁where ▁occup ants ▁can ▁simulate ▁a ▁long - duration ▁self - cont ained ▁miss ions ▁with ▁no ▁outside ▁inputs ▁other ▁than ▁power / energy . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁L un ar ▁Palace ▁ 1 ▁occup ies ▁a ▁ 1 6 0 m 2 ▁ 5 0 0 m 3 ▁self - cont ained ▁labor atory ▁in ▁Be ij ing ▁composed ▁of ▁a ▁ 5 8 m 2 ▁veget ation ▁area ▁of ▁two ▁cab ins , ▁a ▁ 4 2 m 2 ▁living ▁area ▁with ▁three ▁bed rooms , ▁d ining ▁room , ▁bath room ▁and ▁waste ▁dispos al ▁chamber . ▁The ▁lab ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Li u ▁Hong ▁of ▁the ▁Be ij ing ▁University ▁of ▁Aer onaut ics ▁and ▁A str onaut ics ▁( BU AA ). ▁The ▁lab ▁is ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁b ior eg ener ative ▁life ▁support ▁system ▁( BL SS ), ▁the ▁third ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁China . ▁ ▁With ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁three , ▁ 5 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁food ▁consum ed ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁produced ▁internally , ▁bal anced ▁by ▁res erves . ▁The ▁o xygen ▁would ▁be ▁reg ener ated ▁through ▁the ▁veget ation ▁compart ment , ▁and ▁the