July 2019
Next steps in human space exploration
... collection of a sample of the Ryugu asteroid using the Hayabusa-2 spacecraft, the next step in human exploration is the lunar gateway and exploration of the Moon’s surface… and later Mars. Again, this is all done by international collaboration and...
July 2021
Canadarm2 - 20 years of Canadian space robotics on the ISS
... elevating Canadian robotics capabilities to new levels. Concept for Canadarm3, Canada’s smart robotic system for the Lunar Gateway. Lunar Gateway Years of intensive effort by the extended robotics team resulted in Ground Control, whereby arm motion...
04 February 2021
Three more service modules for Artemis to be built in Europe
... more European Service Modules for Orion, NASA’s spacecraft that will fly astronauts to the Moon and lunar Gateway as part of the Artemis programme. With these European Service Modules – in addition to three already in production – ESA is ensuring...
November 2019
PROSPECTing for lunar polar volatiles
...landers and rovers that provide additional ground truth to complement orbiter datasets, to the development of the Lunar Gateway (also called Deep Space Gateway). Which of these visions will be implemented? This should become clear at the upcoming ESA...
January 2023
Private space stations and NASA’s effort to re-invent itself
.... Indeed, the concern with overdesign and over-complexity seems to be confirmed by NASA’s streamlined design for its Lunar Gateway, and especially by the decision to replace the massive ISS with two smaller and much more efficient...
July 2021
Collaboration and competition in lunar exploration
...be driven by human spaceflight programmes - to support projects such as the Lunar Gateway, lunar transportation systems and the continuation of LEO programmes - as well as robotic lunar exploration missions. Currently, over 30 countries were reported...
