Category Archives: ESA / Europe

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 8-11 Feb 2019

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Europe Enterprises Pursue Lunar Initiatives

European Space Agency Aims For Moon Village; ESA Astronaut Center (EAC) In Cologne Building 10,000 Square Meter ‘Luna’ Analog Site, Partners With Architecture Students For Moon Base Concept With Inflatable Modules; Airbus Sponsors ‘Moon Race’ Competition For New Technologies; Germany PTScientists Plan Lander For Taurus-Littrow Site Of Apollo 17; ArianeSpace And PTScientists Are Contracted By ESA To Study Mission For Mining Lunar Resources; David Parker, ESA Director Of Human And Robotic Exploration, States ‘The Moon Is A History Museum And We’ve Only Visited The Gift Shop’

Credits: ESA, PTScientists

Friday / 25 Jan 2019

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Europe Funds Studies On Lunar Mining, Astronaut EVAs, Lunar Gravity Effects

ESA Signs 1-Year Lunar Regolith Feasibility Study Contract With Arianespace To Launch “Ariane 64” Vehicle With PTScientists Lunar Lander By 2025 To Search For Oxygen, Water, Helium-3 To Produce Fuel; Pangaea-X Test Campaign In Lanzarote Spain Advancing Lunar EVA Simulations, Communications, Tools, Science Protocols; ESA-DLR-NASA Collaborate On Moon 1/6th Gravity Study To Understand Physiological Impact Of Living, Working On Moon

Credits: ESA, PTScientists, Ariane Group

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Fri-Mon / 11-14 Jan 2019

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Moon Village Association Aims To Be Inclusive, Cooperative And Neutral

Moon Village Association To Hold Third Annual Workshop And Symposium Late 2019; Non-Governmental Organization Headed By Giuseppe Reibaldi Has Goals Of Being Permanent Global Forum For Stakeholders In Moon Village; MVA Policy Is Inclusive, Cooperative And Politically Neutral; ESA Director-General Jan Wörner, On MVA Advisory Council, Has Vision For Moon Village Open To All Interested Nations And Entities; ESA And China Discussing Cooperation On Moon; Joint ESA-China SMILE Spacecraft To Travel 1/3 Distance To Moon In 2021

Credits: Moon Village Association, ESA

Tuesday / 13 Nov 2018

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Paris Peace Is Forum For Moon Village

Observing End Of First World War, Paris Peace Forum 11-13 November Attended By 60 Heads Of State Plus ESA Astronauts Claudie Haigneré (L) And Frank De Winne; Haigneré, Experienced With Missions To Mir And ISS, States That Lunar Return Is Question Of Who And When; ESA Moon Village Shares Global Vision, Peaceful Values And Objectives Of Peace Forum; Haigneré Concludes That Moon Is Not Temporary Adventure Or Nomadic Exploration But A True Sustainable Endeavour; ESA Director-General Jan Wörner (R) Also Promotes Moon Village At Paris Peace Forum

Credits: ESA

Tuesday / 6 Nov 2018

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Moon Village Symposium Reveals International Plans

2nd International Moon Village Workshop & Symposium Is 5 November At University Of Southern California; Scott Pace Of US National Space Council Delivers Presentation; NASA Plans Lunar Orbital Platform And Demonstration Of Human Lunar Lander Around 2024; Former NASA Chief Scientist Jim Green Talks About Radio Astronomy On Lunar Farside; Consul General From Luxembourg, Which Has Space Agency Since Sep 2018, Encourages Companies With Space Fund; SpaceBit Capital, Leading Space Venture Capital Crypto Fund, Reveals Partnership With Moon Village Association; Apollo Astronaut Will Be SpaceBit Board Member

Credits: Moon Village Association, NASA

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 2-5 Nov 2018

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Space Vision, Settlement And Moon Village Meetings In Southern California

 Space Settlement Summit Convenes 2-3 November At University Of Southern California, Adjacent To California Science Center And Shuttle Endeavour; Summit Hosted By National Space Society Discusses Lunar Settlements; SpaceVision 2018 Opening 1 Nov In San Diego, California, Features Danielle Richey Of Lockheed Martin; The 2nd International Moon Village Workshop & Symposium Follows At USC 4-5 Nov; Keynote Presenters Include Scott Pace Of USA National Space Council, ESA Director-General Jan Worner, Giuseppe Reibaldi And John Mankins Of Moon Village Association

Credits: NASA, Lockheed Martin, ESA, Moon Village Association

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 19-22 Oct 2018

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International Efforts Aiming For Village On Moon

European Space Agency, Major Advocate Of International Moon Village, Planning 1000 Square-Meter Luna Facility At ESA Astronaut Centre In Cologne, Germany; Regolith Simulant EAC-1 Will Be Used For Experiments To Construct Habitats;  China “Lunar Palace” Yuegong-1 Simulates Moonbase On 370-Day Mission; 500 Cubic-Meter Habitat Contains Integrated Living / Work Module And Two Plant Cultivation Modules; Experimental Crops Including Corn And Peanuts Grown In Closed Environment; International MoonBase Alliance Aims To Build Lunar Analog On Island Of Hawai’i

Credits: Beihang University, ESA

 

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 14-17 Sep 2018

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NASA, ESA Working To Survive And Operate Through The Lunar Night

NASA / USRA Hosting Lunar Night Workshop 13 November Before Lunar Exploration Analysis Group Meeting; European Space Agency Investigating Capacity Of Lunar Regolith To Absorb And Store Heat; ESA System Would Use Mirrors To Channel Sunlight Through Regolith To A Heat Engine; Canadensys Aerospace Is Investigating Thermal And Energy Storage Technologies For Low-Temperature Environment Of The Moon

Image Credit: JAXA/NHK

Weekend Edition
Fri-Mon / 31 Aug – 3 Sep 2018

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Roscosmos, ESA Collaborate On Luna 27 Payload For Moon South Pole Resource Investigation

ESA Developing In-Situ Drill / Sample-Analysis Payload ‘PROSPECT’ To Reach Moon South Pole-Aitken Basin 2022-23 Aboard Roscosmos Luna 27 Lander; Design Phase Scheduled Early 2019; ProSEED Drill To Probe Lunar Ice Where Subsurface Temperatures Could Reach -200° C; ProSPA Onboard Laboratory To Heat Ice Sample To 1,000° C For Volatile Extraction; ESA May Participate On Luna 25 Lander Aiming For Boguslavsky Crater Near South Pole NET 2019-20

Credits: Roscosmos, ESA, NASA, L. David

Tuesday / 28 Aug 2018

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First Woman On Moon Aspirant Works With Lunar Dust Simulant, Advocates For Sample Returns

ESA “Spaceship EAC” Initiative Focuses On Creating Bricks From Moon Dust Simulants, Dubbed EAC-1, Made Of Similar Basaltic Silicates To Allow Astronauts To Build Permanent Habitats On Lunar Surface Through ISRU; Unlike EAC-1, Lunar Dust Has Electrical Charge Due To Constant Radiation, Therefore Lunar Dust Topical Team Member Erin Tranfield, Who Dreams Of Becoming First Woman On Moon, Mentions Value Of Obtaining Pristine Lunar Dust To Further Science

Credits: ESA, NASA, Foster & Partners, SPC, ILOA