Space & Astronomy

ESA reveals plans to build 'moon village'

By T.K. Randall
March 23, 2016

Image: Buzz Aldrin on the Moon
Credit: Neil Armstrong (1969) / (PD) NASA Presented by ESA director general Johann-Dietrich Worner, the ambitious moon base would be constructed by robots from the natural resources available on the moon's surface.

Located at one of the moon's polar regions, the settlement would take advantage of international cooperation by combining the technologies and skills of several different space agencies.

Providing opportunities for everything from space tourism to lunar mining, the base would also act as a stepping stone for even more ambitious space missions and construction projects in the future.

A new ESA video detailing Worner's plans for the lunar village can be viewed below.


Source: Sputnik News

Tags: ESA, Moon