’Astronauts will be acting as field researchers again’
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Harald Hiesinger talks about the European Space Agency’s -PANGAEA- training programme and about his job as a course instructor
NASA astronaut Stephanie Wilson, ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst and course instructor Harald Hiesinger discuss the summary of the activities, observations and data collected in the Aumühle quarry In a few years’ time, man wants to return to the Moon. Astronauts are to take part in Artemis missions, planning and carrying out geological expeditions on the surface of the Moon. With the aim of providing the best possible preparation for these tasks, the European Space Agency (ESA) set up PANGAEA (Planetary ANalogue Geological and Astrobiological Exercise for Astronauts). Since 2016, astronauts from, so far, three space agencies have been provided with the essential knowledge and competences in field geology required for exploring the Moon. Kathrin Kottke spoke to Dr. ...TO READ THIS ARTICLE, CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT
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