ESA wants to build bases on moon

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European Space Agency (ESA) to build a space base on the moon. This base can replace the International Space Station (ISS) in the future.

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This radical idea by Professor Jan Woernerc of ESA proposals. Pursuant named Lunarville. Even scientists also intend to plant trees on the moon in the greenhouse. Over 370,000 km from Earth, it takes about 2 days to go from Earth to Lunarville.

ESA wants to build bases on moon

The illustration is based on the moon - (Screenshot ESA)

"Building a space station on the moon may trigger wave of technological innovation on Earth," said Professor Woernerc. Not only that, the dark of the moon is the ideal place to install the telescope. People could look further into deep space without being influenced by many factors like on Earth, he added.

Initially on the moon, scientists will need source of food and building materials. Then, they can generate hydrogen from water and started planting in the greenhouse.

ESA wants to build bases on moon

Illustrations base aerial view - (Screenshot ESA)

Scientists can stay on the moon for several months. Additionally, ESA will have to establish a stable transit route between the moon and Earth, the emergency room when necessary, according to the Mirror.

However, the biggest problem of this bold project is probably not in the harsh elements of the universe in huge funds. The cost to build a space station than 112 billion estimate, the cost to build a larger Lunarville likely.

The project could open up the prospect of mining the precious resources on Earth the moon where there is little. A typical example is helium 3, a material can be used to produce clean and nuclear power safe.

Professor WOERNER said he believed that European countries will join hands to implement the project and the Technical University of Darmstadt (Germany) is studying the structure of the house on the moon.