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Moon

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.

Moon

(English) LUNA: Moon on Earth

Posted on 21 December 2021 by Laura

(English) Humankind's ambition to explore our steady orbital companion, the Moon, sustainably is accelerating around the globe. Many agencies are preparing for or already operating new robotic and human missions to the Moon, most prominently NASA’s Artemis programme that will fly astronauts to the Moon again about 50 years after Apollo. All international partners, including the European Space Agency (ESA), must prepare for upcoming lunar missions and a facility planned next to ESA's European Astronaut Centre (EAC) in Cologne, Germany, will recreate Moon conditions on Earth like never before.  

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(English) Europe delivers module for first astronaut mission to the Moon

Posted on 14 October 2021 by Nadjejda

(English) The second European Service Module for NASA’s Orion spacecraft is on its way to USA. It is the last stopover on Earth before this made-in-Europe powerhouse takes the first astronauts around the Moon on the Artemis II mission.

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(English) The Moon in better sight

Posted on 29 September 2021 by Nadjejda

(English) People with sight loss and sensory disabilities often experience problems seeking information online. ESA is bringing the Moon closer to them with a more accessible series of infographics.

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(English) Lunch with the Moon

Posted on 21 May 2021 by Nadjejda

(English) 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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(English) Spaceship friendship: forward to the Moon together

Posted on 20 May 2021 by Laura

(English) 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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(English) Spaceship EAC: recycling water on the Moon

Posted on 4 May 2021 by Laura

(English) 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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(English) Spaceship EAC: 3D printing with lunar dust

Posted on 29 March 2021 by Laura

(English) 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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(English) Virtual reality session with ESA astronauts for Gateway design

Posted on 12 March 2021 by julien

Ci spiace, ma questo articolo è disponibile soltanto in Inglese Americano.

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