Excerpt from The Official Residents’ Guide to Moon Base Alpha, © 2040 by National Aeronautics and Space Administration:

SAFETY

Even though Moon Base Alpha is located in a hostile environment, it is one of the safest buildings ever constructed. It has been designed to withstand everything from meteor strikes to moonquakes (even though a large one hasn’t been detected in centuries), and all life-support systems have multiple backups. To further ensure the residents’ peace of mind, the entire habitat will be constantly monitored at Mission Control in Houston. This will range from computerized analysis of oxygen and carbon dioxide levels to physical observation via cameras installed in all rooms. In the extremely unlikely event that something should go wrong, Mission Control will instantly address the problem, either by fixing the issues remotely (such as computer glitches) or providing technical support for anything that must be handled on-site.

Of course, the monitoring systems can also be used to address issues of a criminal nature. But given the exceedingly careful selection process for the lunarnaut program, there is virtually no chance of any such events arising at all. MBA isn’t just the safest colony on the moon—it’s one of the safest human colonies, period!