Air Liquide will supply an essential component to the German Aerospace Center (DLR), as part of the LUNA Energy Project.
The Tier One company signed an agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA) and the DLR at the beginning of the month.
ESA is about to establish a lunar analogue (LUNA) next to the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany. This analogue will consist of a ~1,000m2 simulated lunar regolith area (to represent a typical lunar surface), a moon base/habitat, where astronauts live and work, and an energy facility, which supplies this moon base/habitat with electricity.
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