ESA study for the first lander/rover mission: A precursor mission to the Moon

Laurance, R. J.

doi:10.1016/0273-1177(96)00099-3

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“…In 2004, NASA released the President's Vision for Space Exploration, which includes specific goals for returning humans to the Moon (NASA, 2004). The European Space Agency completed its first dedicated lunar mission, SMART-1, in September of 2006 and is currently examining options for participating in lunar explorations that go beyond robotics (Messina and Vennemann, 2005;Laurance, 1996;Horneck et al, 2001). As interest in human missions to the Moon grows, it is important to look at the scientific reasons for returning there and, in particular, the reasons that warrant the establishment of a more permanent presence than that achieved during the Apollo era.…”

Section: Lunar Astrobiology: Key Scientific Questionsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Lunar Astrobiology: A Review and Suggested Laboratory Equipment

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In October of 2005, the European Space Agency (ESA) and Alcatel Alenia Spazio released a "call to academia for innovative concepts and technologies for lunar exploration." In recent years, interest in lunar exploration has increased in numerous space programs around the globe, and the purpose of our study, in response to the ESA call, was to draw on the expertise of researchers and university students to examine science questions and technologies that could support human astrobiology activity on the Moon. In this mini review, we discuss astrobiology science questions of importance for a human presence on the surface of the Moon and we provide a summary of key instrumentation requirements to support a lunar astrobiology laboratory.

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Section: Lunar Astrobiology: Key Scientific Questionsmentioning

confidence: 98%