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In 2028, NASA plans to launch the Lunar Surface Asset, a small lunar habitat designed for the moon's surface that will be the World's first manned lunar base.

But how is the best way to build a lunar base? What does it take?  And, is it realistic to have a date already in 2028?

Morten Remar interviewed astrophysicist Michael Linden-Vørnle and Ph.D. student Christina Ayo Toldbo, both from DTU Space in Lyngby, about the perspectives and Danish involvement in the historical and ambitious project. Since October 1^st, the media was flooded with the news that the Danish World-renowned architectural firm, BIG, had joined forces with the 3D company ICON and the design company SEArch + to design and draw the World's first permanent lunar base. A 200 m² lunar building that will be manned by four astronauts for up to one month at a time.

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• BIG and NASA collaborate to design 3D-printed buildings for the moon.

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