It really looks like they decided to randomly put "ATV", "Columbus", and "Moon" into the same article just for the heck of it. <br /><br />- Columbus needs to be launched on the Shuttle. To be launched by any other means really requires a new module.<br />- There is no lander. This makes the whole contraption either a lunar flyby mission or a lunar orbital outpost. Neither of which makes much sense, except for space tourism maybe, which should not be a priority for ESA.<br />- There is no EDS. The ATV is designed for orbital manoeuvres, not for sending 20 tons to the moon. A moon mission like this still needs a heavy launcher to send up some kind on rocket stage for TLI.<br />- ATV is redundant with the Soyuz service module. If you're going to use a soyuz descent module, you might as well just use its service module too.<br />- A mission like this would require no less than 4 launches, and 3 orbital assemblies.<br /><br />It just doesn't make sense.