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Spaceship EAC

Spaceship EAC is based at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany. This initiative unites students and professionals from across Europe to tackle some of the biggest challenges facing the future of human and robotic exploration.

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Virtual reality brings ESA’s Argonaut Moon lander to life

Posted on Wednesday May 17th, 2023 by Laura

A team of students and researchers are using virtual reality (VR) to bring ESA’s Argonaut lunar lander concept to life at the European Astronaut Centre. Argonaut is a lunar lander that will deliver scientific instruments and cargo to the Moon at the end of this decade. Interns and scientists involved in the simulations are part of ESA’s Extended Reality (XR) laboratory, German Aerospace Centre DLR and the Spaceship EAC initiative.

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Earth Days: Cards on the table

Posted on Monday May 8th, 2023 by Laura

Every day is Earth Day. In April, ESA hosted a workshop as part of the ESA Earth Day 2023. The three-day event at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany, promoted sustainability and the use of space in line with the UN sustainable development goals.

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Mining lunar minerals with terrestrial fungi

Posted on Wednesday June 15th, 2022 by Ally

Filamentous fungi may not be the first thing most people think of when it comes to mining, but they could be the answer to construction on the Moon. João Figueira, a Master’s student with the University of Porto, Portugal, has been working with ESA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Aerospace Medicine, to uncover how a unique biomining method could mould Europe’s next steps in space.

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Home of ESA astronauts to host piece of the Moon

Posted on Wednesday September 15th, 2021 by Ally

A piece of the Moon, escorted by astronaut to ESA’s European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany, will soon serve as a public symbol of Europe’s next off-Earth adventure.

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Spaceship EAC: turning up the heat on lunar dust

Posted on Thursday August 12th, 2021 by Laura

“Heat for one minute. Then, remove from the microwave and leave to rest before constructing your lunar habitat.” This, or something similar, could be part of an astronaut’s instructions in the future, as microwaves are used to process lunar regolith on the Moon.

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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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