{"id":71371,"date":"2020-02-07T08:01:51","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T08:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=71371"},"modified":"2020-02-07T08:01:51","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T08:01:51","slug":"esa-moon-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/esa-moon-village\/71371\/","title":{"rendered":"[VIDEO] European Space Agency expands research into Moon Village"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Moon Village\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/amYK5voqLSk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Architecture and planning firm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.som.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SOM<\/a> has signed a memorandum of collaboration (MOC) with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">European Space Agency<\/a> to expand the scope of their joint research into creating a village for long-term habitation on the Moon<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Client:<\/strong> European Space Agency<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project team:<\/strong> Skidmore, Owings &amp; Merrill (SOM)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Completion:<\/strong> Ongoing<\/p>\n<p>Since 2018, SOM and the ESA have been working with faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/concept-moon-village\/55338\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">develop the concept<\/a> of a Moon Village, a large-scale, integrated development envisioned near the lunar South Pole.<\/p>\n<h3>Moon Village features<\/h3>\n<p>The Moon Village would feature habitation modules with a rigid composite frame and an inflatable structural shell placed on the rim of the Shackleton Crater. The pressurised, four-level modules would house four to six people and feature environmental controls and life support systems, logistics management and scientific workstations.<\/p>\n<p>The settlement is designed to withstand the extreme conditions of the lunar environment, with a focus on self-sufficiency and resiliency. The site at the South Pole receives near-continuous daylight throughout the lunar year and there are nearby water-ice deposits that could be used to produce breathable air and rocket propellant for transportation and industrial activities.<\/p>\n<h3>Concur\u00adrent Design Facility study<\/h3>\n<p>The new MOC will build on the existing partnership by introducing a new study within the ESA\u2019s Concur\u00adrent Design Facility to focus on the development of the habitation modules. 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