(a) whether the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has started working on building igloo-like habitats on the lunar surface for potential future missions and is planning to use the Moon as an outpost, like missions in Antarctica; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
(DR. JITENDRA SINGH):
(a) ISRO along with academic institutions is doing experimentation on potential structures for lunar habitation.
(b) Various options are being studied about the requirements and complexities of habitats. The study is more towards futuristic developments.
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