Science
Lunch with the Moon
Posted on Friday May 21st, 2021 by Nadjejda
Watch ESA’s real-time coverage of the total lunar eclipse live on Wednesday, 26 May, including fascinating insights into Earth’s enigmatic satellite, the Moon.
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If space is an ocean, then the Moon is our nearest island. An island that last saw human visitors in December 1972, when the final Apollo mission returned home.
Spaceship EAC
Spaceship friendship: forward to the Moon together
Posted on Thursday May 20th, 2021 by Laura
At ESA's European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany, the Spaceship EAC initiative brings a team of young professionals and researchers together to advance the future of human and robotic space exploration. It is a lofty challenge that is gathering momentum, with new Spaceship sites in Toulouse, France and the UK.
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Spaceship EAC: recycling water on the Moon
Posted on Tuesday May 4th, 2021 by Laura
As humans strive to return to the lunar surface and travel even farther into space, new solutions are needed to provide astronauts with ongoing access to oxygen, food and water. The team at Spaceship EAC at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, is researching critical subsystems that could support water recycling, energy storage and In-situ Resource Utilisation (ISRU) in space.
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Spaceship EAC: 3D printing with lunar dust
Posted on Monday March 29th, 2021 by Laura
Aurélie Hand, of France, is a materials engineering student currently completing a 13-month Master’s internship at ESA's European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany. As part of Spaceship EAC's advanced manufacturing team, she is using different simulants to test 3D printing technology for sustainable living on the Moon.
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Virtual reality session with ESA astronauts for Gateway design
Posted on Friday March 12th, 2021 by julien
ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst and Luca Parmitano donned virtual reality headsets at the European Astronaut Centre last week to help prepare for the Preliminary Design Review of the International Habitat (I-Hab) module for the lunar Gateway. Thales Alenia Space teamed up ESA last week to review the habitat’s space, and who better to help design […]
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Internal radiation payload approved for the Gateway
Posted on Wednesday March 10th, 2021 by laylan
A suite of radiation dosimeters is the latest scientific experiment approved for the Gateway, the next spacecraft to be assembled, inhabited and operated in the vicinity of the Moon.
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Faces Behind Gateway – Sara Pastor: I-Hab project manager
Posted on Friday March 5th, 2021 by julien
In late 2020, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) finalised an agreement to collaborate on the Gateway, with ESA committing to contributing habitation and refueling modules and enhanced lunar communications. This agreement expands NASA’s long-time International Space Station partnership with the European agency to NASA’s Artemis program efforts. The Gateway will provide a sustainable, reusable, and reliable […]
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Faces Behind Gateway – Barbara Nucera: Team Leader
Posted on Friday March 5th, 2021 by julien
In late 2020, NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) finalised an agreement to collaborate on the Gateway, with ESA committing to contributing habitation and refueling modules and enhanced lunar communications. This agreement expands the long-time International Space Station partnership with the ESA and NASA to Artemis. The Gateway will provide a sustainable, reusable, and reliable […]
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