ESA reveals plan to build moon base on Earth using simulated lunar soil at a facility in Germany

Researchers are planning to recreate the conditions of the lunar surface right here at home. A new facility in the works at ESA's Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany will soon serve as a three-part moon analogue environment on Earth, the agency announced this month. There, scientists will simulate lunar soil and a moon habitat, powered by systems that could one day be used to support a real base on the moon. Researchers are planning to recreate the conditions of the lunar surface right here at home. A new facility in the works at ESA's Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany will soon serve as a three-part moon analogue environment on Earth.