The Science and Technology group analyzed the importance and readiness level of technologies needed for lunar robotic landers and for the Moon Village. Various aspects were assessed including habitats, laboratories, EVAs, pressurized vehicles, core modules, inflatable extensions, power systems, life support systems and bioreactors, ISRU using regolith, emergency, services, medical, escape, shelters. The Moon Habitat Design group discussed principles and concepts for a minimum base that would start with 4-10 crew, allowing a later evolution to 50 crew and elements contributed by Moon Village partners at large. They were tasked to discuss ideas, and pilot projects with the aim to consolidate visions for Moon Village stakeholders and provide some recommendations to the ESA DG, Jan Wörner. In the afternoon, the Workshop participants split in three working groups: Moon Habitat Design, Science and Technology potentials on the Moon Village, and Engaging Stakeholders. Participants included colleagues from ESA, SGAC Space Generation Advisory Council, NASA, space agencies, ILEWG, industries such as OHB SE, TAS, Airbus DS, CGI, etc… and researchers or students from various Universities in Europe, America, and Asia. Engineers, business experts, managers, scientists, architects, artists, students… presented their views and work done in the field of Lunar Exploration. It gathered people coming from all around the world, with many young professionals involved, as well as senior experts and representatives, with a very well gender balanced and multidisciplinary group.
The Moon Village Workshop in ESTEC on the 14 th December was organized in conjunction with the Moon 2020-2030 Symposium.
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In order to fulfill this task, a series of Moon Village workshops have been organized first internally at ESA and then at international community events, and are also planned for the coming months, to gather stakeholders to present their ideas, their developments and their recommendations on how to put Moon Village into the minds of Europeans, international partners and prepare relevant actions for upcoming International Lunar Decade.
The concept of Moon Village is basically to develop a permanent station on the Moon with different countries and partners that can participate and contribute with different elements, experiments, technologies, and overall support.ĮSA’s DG has communicated about this programme and invited inputs from all the potential stakeholders, especially member states, engineers, industry, scientists, innovators and diverse representatives from the society. The new DG of ESA, Jan Wörner, has expressed from the very beginning of his duty a clear ambition towards a Moon Village, where Europe could have a lead role. ESTEC 2015 Moon Village Workshop: HighlightsĮSA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, 14 December 2015
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