ESA wants to build a base on the moon

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

ESA wants to build a space base on the moon

This bold idea was proposed by Professor Jan Woernerc of ESA. The base is named Lunarville . Even scientists intend to plant trees on the moon in greenhouses. More than 370,000 kilometers from Earth, they only take about 2 days to travel from Earth to Lunarville.

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

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

Initially on the moon, scientists will need food and construction materials . Then they can create water from hydrogen gas and start planting trees in the greenhouse.

Illustration of aerial view - (ESA screenshot)

Scientists can stay on the moon for several months. In addition, ESA will have to establish a stable transport route between the moon and Earth, and emergency cases when needed, according to Mirror.

However, the biggest problem of this daring project is probably not in the harsh element of the universe, but in the huge budget. The cost of building a space station is estimated at over US $ 112 billion, the cost of building Lunarville may be larger.

The project may open up the prospect of exploiting valuable resources on the moon that there are few on Earth . Typical examples are Helium 3 gas, a material that can be used to produce clean and safe nuclear power.

Professor Woerner said he believes European countries will work together to implement the project and the Technical University of Darmstadt (Germany) is studying the structure of the houses on the moon.