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I thought that this would be a good area to place interesting articles related to the solar system... To start this thread, I found a good editorial which encompasses the future plans for a lunar colony and entities with an interest...and a plan. Op-ed | Getting Serious About the Moon Village “A Moon Village,” said ESA director-general Johann-Dietrich Woerner, “shouldn’t just mean some houses, a church and a town hall.” It could be beacon of international and even commercial cooperation. Credit: ESA artist's concept of a lunar outpost http://spacenews.com/op-ed-getting-serious-about-the-moon-village/ This summary pretty much shows the intent for a lunar village is real, is being planned and will begin in the very near future. ----------------------------------------------------- Russia touts plan to land a man on the Moon by 2029 File image. http://www.space-travel.com/reports/Russia_touts_plan_to_land_a_man_on_the_Moon_by_2029_999.html ---------------------------------------------- Japan Plans Unmanned Moon Landing A partial lunar eclipse is seen behind cherry blossoms in Tochigi prefecture, eastern Japan, in April. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2015/11/12/japan-plans-unmanned-moon-landing-in-2019/ as well as this article... http://phys.org/news/2015-04-japan-moon-mission-space-agency.html ------------------------------------- China Wants To Build A Lunar Base On The Far Side Of The Moon photo credit: An illustration of the far side of the moon and Earth in the distance. NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio. China's Yutu rover, pictured, landed on the Moon on 14 December 2013. CNSA/CCTV. http://www.iflscience.com/china-wants-land-moons-far-side-first-time-and-build-lunar-base India has expressed an interest in landing a probe as well.........