Is it science fiction have a human colony on the Moon ? It could be realized by 2030, plans ESA ( ESA , for its acronym in English) come true.
Jan Woerner, head of the ESA he outlined the idea of replacing the International Space Station (ISS), where decommissioning, by a lunar “colony” of structures made by robots and 3D printers that use moondust as a building material.
“I studied the requirements that I see for a post-ISS project. Today, I see the moon colony as the ideal successor to the ISS for space exploration,” Woerner said in Paris.
Woerner made of a mission to the moon a major project when placed in front of the ESA in July, to ensure that was a key step for the eventual path of humans to Mars.
Several countries and institutions space exploration, such as ESA, NASA, Russia and China could participate in a proposed lunar colony contributing technology and help prepare astronauts for a Mars mission and continue scientific experiments of physics and biology made in the ISS .
“If someone has a better idea, so be it … But so far there is no clear proposal on the table,” Woerner said.
The United States said in 2014 I wanted to keep the EEI in operation until at least 2024, delaying the removal of the station four years.
But Russia has studied go it alone and create their own space station and some European nations ESA members have questioned whether it was worth the cost of operating the ISS four years.
“We will make sure to explain to the member states that the value of the space station is there and the ESA should continue (involved). The value of the space station is unquestionable for me, “Woerner said
. Source: Reuters
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