Professor Johann-Dietrich Woerner has only been director General of the European Space Agency for a week, but he already has some pretty bold plans.
Asked by the BBC what his vision was for the future of space exploration is, he avoided
hackneyed responses about the economic and social benefits of it and answered
the question directly.
"We should look to the future beyond the International
Space Station," he said. "We should look for a smaller spacecraft in
low-Earth orbit for microgravity research and I propose a Moon village on the
far side of the Moon."
Missions to the Moon have slid in recent years in favour of
journeys deeper into space, but while there is an element of romance to the
idea, Woerner insists a Moon colony could be very practical and useful.
"A Moon village shouldn’t just mean some houses, a church
and a town hall," he contuned. "This Moon village should mean
partners from all over the world contributing to this community with robotic
and astronaut missions and support satellites."
This Moon village would be situated on the far side of the Moon
and serve as a testing base for future Mars missions.
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