By 
Alex Gendler
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TED-Ed Original

What would it be like to live on the moon?

The European Space Agency is hoping to establish an inhabited research base on the moon by the 2020s. But living in this "moon camp" won't be easy. How will humans deal with the cosmic radiation? What will the inhabitants eat? And what's the point anyway? Alex Gendler details the challenges and benefits of building a lunar colony.

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