Building a House on the Moon

Europe (ESA) has a plan:

(May'15) More on the European plan (with infographic and nerdfan discussion.) ...of course, it's a stepping stone to this:

 

Futurepundit says we should send robots to find water build houses, build greenhouses and tend gardens. Ultimately we should send humans...to maintain the robots.

Or how about colonizing Venus?                           more from the ieee.