lunar settlement on moon by 2030
At a recent European planetary science congress in Riga, Latvian capital , professor Bernard Foing of the European Space Agency―――driven'moon village' scheme spelt out how humanity could gain a permanent foothold on the earth's satellite ,and then expand.
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"BY 2030 there could be an initial lunar settlement of six to ten pioneers――scientists, technicians and engineers――which could grow to 100 by 2040 .
In 2050,you could have a thousand.Then you could envisage to have family joining crews there",said professor Foing.
Mere decades from now , there is the possibility to have children bron on the Moon.
It was discussed in the conference to replace the orbiting International Space Station(ISS) with a permanent Lunar colony ,a futuristic idea that was high on the agenda.
The ISS is due to be decommissioned in 2040, theend of an era of unprecedented cooperation in Space after the Cold war rivalry between the United State and Soviet Union.
"To demonstrate that industrial activity on the Moon is feasible,that... large market can emerge."
Potential moon resources include basalt,a volcanic rock that could be used as raw material for 3D-printing satellite to be deployed from the Moon at a fraction of the cost of a launch from the earth.
There is also Helium-3 a race isotope on our planet,but common on the moon,that could theoretically be used to generated cleaner and safer nuclear energy for the earth.
The main target however is water, locked up in ice on the moon's poles.
Water can be separated into hydrogen and oxygen,two gases which explode when mixed providing rocket fuel.
Robotics exploration is already under way,with several moon landers and rovers planned for the coming years.
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