itsfullofstars: ESA PLANNING A MOON VILLAGE Last year, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced pla

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ESA PLANNING A MOON VILLAGE

Last year, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced plans for building a permanent lunar base—called Moon Village—which would be a step forward as the International Space Station (ISS) is slated to be decommissioned in 2024. The Moon Village is a part of ESA Director General Johann-Dietrich Wörner’s Space 4.0 concept, a new epoch in the space sector where space exploration is no longer exclusive to the public sector but open to private organizations as well.