Space exploration: European Space Agency to send humans to the moon by 2030

Nasa and the private space industry has its sights set on putting a human on Mars. Europe, however, has slightly more modest goals; it wants to put humans back on the moon and build a base. The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced its intentions to send astronauts to our nearest satellite by 2030. A video posted on the agency's website titled 'Destination Moon' sets out the plan that -- if all goes to plan -- will see European-developed robots sent to the surface first.
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