Saving humanity via the Moon
'Lunar Ark' could preserve civilisation, group says
The Moon could be used to "reboot" civilisation in case an asteroid strike or other disaster devastates Earth, a group called the Alliance to Rescue Civilization says.
By keeping a repository of technology, history, crops, and livestock on the Moon, humanity would have a way to restart civilisation following a catastrophe, the group says. A study of the idea is being led by former NASA manager Jim Burke of the International Space University in Strasbourg, France.
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