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Jan 26, 2019

Europe wants to mine the moon by 2025: Plan could spark new space race

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Plans for a European base on the moon have taken a major step forward.

The European Space Agency revealed it has signed up rocket maker ArianeGroup to develop plans for a moon base that could be used to mine material from the lunar surface.

The project will ‘examine the possibility of going to the Moon before 2025 and starting to work there’ — and could trigger a new space race as countries rush to harness lunar resources.

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