31 December 2021
Space missions to watch out for in 2022
... to be a busy month for launches if Russia’s troubled Luna-25 mission overcomes problems that has so far left it grounded... the plasma and dust components of the lunar polar exosphere. Luna-25 will also be used to test future landing technology. And...
11 April 2017
ESA to supply cameras for Russian lunar mission
... spacecraft as Russia prepares to initiate its new lunar exploration program. The first mission of Russia's lunar program, Luna-Glob, will be one of five spacecraft that is intended to fly to the Moon to study its south pole from...
September 2017
Plans for high-speed lunar rovers
With many of the present and future space exploration missions revolving around the exploitation of the Moon, there is a need to gather the knowledge and to develop the technology that will eventually make these missions affordable and sustainable. ...
October 2021
Russia and China – a new space axis
... with Russia about a possible project. Some European instruments are flying on the upcoming Luna missions: Luna 25 (Switzerland); Luna 26 (Slovakia); Luna 28 (Germany); with the largest contribution, a laser landing system, drill, sample handler and...
February 2018
European centre shifts emphasis to deep space missions
... for EVA training. Artist’s impression of the LUNA European Exploration Laboratory showing the fully enclosed dome ...exploration scenarios and operations. Artificial lunar analogue The LUNA European Exploration Laboratory is a lunar analogue test...
July 2019
Lessons from our first race to the Moon
... consequential delays to the overall programme. In the end only the robotic sample return system succeeded: Luna-16 (1970), Luna-20 (1972) and Luna 24 (1976) returned a total of 362 grams (11½ ozs) of Moon rock and dust - the six Apollo...
