Saturday, 26 January 2019

European astronauts practice moonwalks in anticipation of new lunar missions

ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer and ESA spacewalk instructor Hervé Stevenin collecting rock samples with new tool ...

Fifty years after the first manned mission to the Moon, ESA is training a new generation of astronauts to work on the lunar surface. Based on findings from NASA's Apollo missions, the new explorers are using simulated moonwalks in Lanzarote, Spain, to test a range of advanced electronic aids, new geological tools, and improved scientific protocols to make lunar excursions safer and more efficient.

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from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2Wlht8E

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