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.
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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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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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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Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2020 by Laura
Integrated product design may not be an obvious fit with lunar exploration, but through a six-month internship within the Spaceship EAC team at ESA’s Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany, Emilia Rosselli Del Turco of Italy has shown how smart design can be a space saver.
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Posted on Wednesday July 15th, 2020 by Laura
Swedish master student Billy Grundström is undertaking a 6-month internship at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany, where he’s 3D printing parts from simulated Moon dust and a bio-additive in preparation for lunar living.
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Posted on Friday June 26th, 2020 by julien
The ESA human spaceflight experiment to fly farthest from Earth now has a name: ERSA (European Radiation Sensors Array). Destined for the Gateway, an international outpost in lunar orbit, ERSA will monitor radiation and return vital data.
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Posted on Wednesday June 24th, 2020 by Laura
With a background in electrical and biomedical engineering, Justin Dalrymple from Canada found his ideal 6-month internship at ESA’s European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany.
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Posted on Friday May 8th, 2020 by Nadjejda
From human waste to superplasticiser, astronaut urine could become a useful resource for making a robust type of concrete on the Moon. A recent European study sponsored by ESA showed that urea, the main organic compound found in our urine, would make the mixture for lunar concrete more malleable before hardening into a final, sturdy […]
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