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For European astronauts, this place in Germany is the next best thing to the moon
It will be years before the European Space Agency can send one of its astronauts to the moon, but the agency says it’s time to start practicing as it opened a facility in Germany that will let astronauts train in conditions like those on the lunar surface.
European Astronauts Train for Future Moon Missions in Lunar Simulator
European astronauts trained for future moon missions on Wednesday in a lunar simulator in Germany. The European Space Agency (ESA) has negotiated for three spots on future moon missions under the NASA-led Artemis program by 2030, depending on the program's progress.
Walking on the Moon in Cologne: Europe's lunar life simulator
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New lunar training facility unveiled to prepare astronauts for future moon missions
The European Space Agency is preparing for future moon missions by opening a new training facility in Germany.
Moon's surface reproduced in Europe to prepare for future missions
Europe is seeking to place itself at the forefront of missions to the Moon with a facility covering almost 1,000 square metres that reproduces the lunar surface to train astronauts for future missions.
New LUNA facility will prepare astronauts for moon landings
Astronauts from around the world will use it to train for missions to the moon.A new mock-up of the moon's surface has opened near Cologne in Germany. A decade in the making, the LUNA analog facility is jointly built by The European Space Agency and the German Aerospace Center.
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