Swiss Gotthard Fortress Turned Into Lunar Research Station

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The legendary Swiss Gotthard Fortress will be transformed into a lunar research station to train astronauts. Select your language

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Ten future astronauts from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne EPFL Space Centre – including one from Zurich and one from Lausanne – will spend two weeks simulating life on a lunar base.

From Sunday, the Sasso San Gottardo tunnel network will host a spectacular exercise of international significance for the fifth time. This project, launched in 2019 at EPFL, is the world's first such space mission organised entirely by students.

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