'For more than a decade, we have had a very successful spacecraft orbiting there. 'The Moon Village would also act as a 'pit stop' for the further exploration of the Universe,' he said. Woerner said the village could even help man get to Mars. 'The participants can work in different fields, perhaps they will conduct pure science and perhaps there will even be business ventures like mining or tourism.' 'In the Moon Village we would like to combine the capabilities of different spacefaring nations, with the help of robots and astronauts. It was one of a number of proposals discussed at an international conference organised by Esa about returning humans to the lunar surface. Fishing for Airpods! Resourceful New Yorker creates magnetic fishing line to retrieve lost Apple wireless headphone from under a grateĮsa scientists have been testing 3D-printing technology they say could be used on the moon.The secret room hidden under a trapdoor in Florence that experts believe contains a lost Michelangelo artwork unseen for centuries.Drake named world's most popular recording artist in 2016 as streaming services soar.Baby humpback whales 'whisper' to their mothers to avoid being overheard by hungry orcas.'Both lunar regions are scientifically very promising places.'

'Water is an important resource, because you can produce rocket propellant and oxygen from it. 'No human has ever visited the lunar pole regions, where unmanned missions found water ice. Building a telescope with innovative techniques like 3D printing, perhaps using lunar soil, would enable us to look much deeper into the Universe.

'Astronomers want to set up radio telescopes there because it is shaded from Earth's radio pollution. 'No human has ever visited the far side of the Moon,' he wrote. The European Space Agency's CEO Jan Woerner said the project could allow exploration of the far side of the moon. Pictured is an artist's illustration released by the ESA last year EXPLORE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON Scroll down for video China is talking with the European Space Agency about collaborating on a human settlement on the moon. The ESA has previously described its 'Moon Village' as a potential international launching pad for future missions to Mars.

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