In a little over a decade, a small number of humans will be living on the Moon. Then in the following ten years, about a hundred more people will join them, according to Bernard Foing, a scientist at the European Space Agency (ESA). He believes scientists, technicians, and engineers will be the first ones to officially call the lunar habit ‘home.’ By 2040, he imagines the population will be 100. "In 2050, you could have a thousand and then... naturally you could envisage to have family" accompanying their loved ones there, Foing told AFP. "There may be the possibility to have children born on the Moon," he added. This week at the European Planetary Science Congress, Foing discussed the agency’s