It’s been nearly 40 years since U.S. spaceship Apollo 11 landed on the moon, with Neil Armstrong taking one small step for man (pop quiz: who was the second guy?)

Since those halcyon days, we’ve been lunar crazy; from Ziggy Stardust to Star Trek to so-called space-age design. Like all things nautical, it seems space never really goes out of style.

Which brings me to aerospace engineer Robert Howard Jr., manager of the habitual design centre at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Taking the concept of space-age design to its logical limit, Howard has been given the task of designing a dwelling that could comfortably house four people on the moon for a year.

The house will finally settle the long-held belief that humans aren’t destined to live outside the Earth’s sphere, and will be a symbol of “freedom and opportunity,” says Howard.

Putting aside the usual design decisions—porcelain or ceramic tiles; hardwood, or, wait, what about getting funky with bamboo flooring—Howard has more hoops to build around than Orlando developers. For one, the homeowners, or astronauts, need to be shielded from solar radiation, and every single drop of water, including sweat and urine, has to be recycled and purified. It’s a bit more to ask than putting out the green bin.

Actually, the more I think about it, this isn’t much different than Orlando after all. I have glimpsed the future … and (no big surprise) it has Disney written all over it.