25 years ago the Swedish artist Mikael Genberg the idea of putting a little red toy house on the moon. Now his vision should actually become reality.
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The moon will not be the red house’s first stop, as the red doll-sized Swedish structure has already traveled around the world. It has already stood on the Great Wall of China, submerged under water and even traveled to it with Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang International Space Station ISS.
Symbol of human life in space
“It was always about making this ultimate work of art possible at some point, putting a house on the moon. And now, after 25 years, it will happen,” said the artist Genberg in a video.
The Art project on the moon Above all, it is intended to stimulate thought: “Perhaps the first house on the moon can symbolize life’s eternal striving for survival and development, offer a unique perspective on existence and direct our gaze to the earth,” explained the artist in a broadcast.
“The Moon House is in line with our vision of extending human life into space and creating a sustainable future,” said Julien-Alexandre Lamamy, CEO of ispace Europe, which will carry out the transport.
Starts in December at the earliest
The tiny house could be built by the Japanese space company this winter ispace will be brought to the moon as part of its upcoming lunar mission. The Hakuto-R Mission 2 Set to launch no earlier than December 2024, it will allow paying customers to take things to the moon.
Then he should Mondlander Resilience arrive in the northern hemisphere. The small house is then taken from the landing site Mikrorover Tenacious brought to the construction site along with other payloads such as a water electrolysis plant, a food production module, a memorial plate and a measuring probe. The rover will explore the moon using a special camera and communicate with Earth via the lander, from where it will also be controlled.
Genberg does not implement his plans alone. There has been one for 3 years Association of 100 people from various fields such as art, space and business who came together to make Genberg’s vision a reality.
