Swedish artist’s model house could soon find permanent home on Moon

The Moonhouse, the size of a big hand, will hitch a ride to the Moon on a lunar lander operated by the Japanese company ispace
Swedish artist’s model house could soon find permanent home on Moon

A red model house created by artist Mikael Genberg and scheduled to launch into space on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Wednesday. Picture: ispace mission 2 via AP

A Swedish artist is about to have the dream of a lifetime fulfilled: a small red model house he created will be launched into space this week and, if all goes according to plan, put on the surface of the Moon.

The Moonhouse, the size of a big hand, will hitch a ride to the Moon on a lunar lander operated by the Japanese company ispace.

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