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ESA Jul 27, 2018

Enjoyed watching the #LunarEclipse tonight? Check our interactive guide for everything you’d ever want to know about exploring the Moon, past, present and future #1stEuropeanToTheMoon #Gateway: http://lunarexploration.esa.int/ https://twitter.com/esa/status/1022959416163926016/photo/1 source: https://twitter.com/esa/status/1022959416163926016

Lunar Exploration

An interactive web documentary that allows users to find answers to the main questions of why, how and when explore the Moon in the words of European scientists who are working on lunar science right now.

ESA Jul 27, 2018

On 17 July 2018, an ancient object from space impacted on the #Moon with enough energy to produce a brilliant flash of light. A second flash lit up a different region almost exactly 24 hours later.

Two lunar flashes light up darkened Moon

On 17 July 2018, an ancient lump from space thwacked into the Moon with enough energy to produce a brilliant flash of light. With another space rock seemingly in pursuit, a second flash lit up a different region of the Moon almost exactly 24 hours later (see GIF).Current estimates suggest…

ESA Jul 27, 2018

Looking forward to stays on the lunar surface, ESA teams have been practicing 'moonwalks' underwater, using specially weighted spacesuits to simulate the effect of one sixth Earth gravity found on the Moon. #1stEuropeanToTheMoon #LunarEclipse

Walking on the Moon – underwater

It’s one of the deepest ‘swimming pools’ in Europe, but for three years has been helping preparations for a human return to the Moon. ESA’s Neutral Buoyancy Facility at the European Astronaut Centre has been the site of the ‘Moondive’ study, using specially weighted spacesuits to simulat…

ESA Jul 27, 2018

Watching the #lunareclipse tonight? Remember that ESA & partners are already working on the #EuropeanServiceModule for @NASA_Orion to take us to the Moon & plans for beyond, namely the Lunar Orbital Platform-#Gateway!

Details: https://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Exploration/A_milestone_in_securing_ESA_s_future_role_in_the_global_exploration_of_space #1stEuropeanToTheMoon https://twitter.com/esa/status/1022768657166999552/photo/1 source: https://twitter.com/esa/status/1022768657166999552

A milestone in securing ESA’s future role in the global exploration of space

Over the past 18 months, ESA and its Member States have gathered in a series of space exploration workshops culminating in a discussion in the ESA Council held in Paris on 13 June 2018. The Council discussed Europe’s ambition to play a leading role in the global exploration of space bas…