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(English) Virtual reality brings ESA’s Argonaut Moon lander to life

Posted on 17 May 2023 by Laura

(English) 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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Science

(English) ESA is calling for Citizen Scientists

Posted on 9 May 2023 by Laura

(English) Are you passionate about human space exploration? Do you want to be a part of something truly out of this world? Look no further – this is your chance to support a space medicine project focused on radiation protection and contribute to the challenge of exploring new frontiers.

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(English) Earth Days: Cards on the table

Posted on 8 May 2023 by Laura

(English) 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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Moon

(English) Meet the Gateway team: model systems engineer Tatjana

Posted on 13 January 2023 by julien

(English) Introducing the team that is designing and building the ESA modules for the lunar Gateway. Young Graduate Trainee and engineer Tatjana Mandil.

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Science

(English) Remote interns for remote Space Medicine land at EAC

Posted on 20 October 2022 by Laura

(English) Interns from various member states were invited to visit ESA’s European Astronaut Centre (EAC) at the end of September 2022 as despite landing an internship with ESA’s Space Medicine Team, they never got the opportunity to see the wonders of EAC due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Mars

(English) A rover gets ready for the long ride

Posted on 4 October 2022 by Nadjejda

(English) Rovers are made to roam, and what better place to roam than the great outdoors?

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International Space Station

(English) ISS Multilateral Coordination Board Joint Statement

Posted on 10 August 2022 by Marco Trovatello — 1 min read

(English) The International Space Station Multilateral Coordination Board met Friday, July 29, to discuss the status of the combined work aboard the microgravity laboratory.

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(English) Mining lunar minerals with terrestrial fungi

Posted on 15 June 2022 by Ally

(English) 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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