Mission to the Moon: French start-up tests space habitat in the Alps
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![A prototype of the EUROHAB space habitat in Tignes, French Alps.](https://s.france24.com/media/display/bb113e5e-bb9a-11ee-a91d-005056bf30b7/w:980/p:16x9/m:{"brand":"FRANCE24","lang":"EN","program":"","cartouche":"FRANCE","hash":"20905902ed262b3551e678bc4336658049f63aa07d18a67f0f421ae9b0a9e665","title":"Start-up%20tests%20space%20habitat%20in%20Alps","id":"25aba80c-45fb-11ec-90e2-005056bf30b7"}/AFP-TV_20240124_SCI_FRA_MoonSpace_34GN47V_en.mp4.00_00_06_22.Still001.webp)
A French start up has been testing a prototype space habitat that it hopes will soon be able to provide shelter and a base for experiments for astronauts on the Moon as NASA and others plot a return to the lunar surface.