Space Encounter: The moon is an exciting target, especially from a research point of view

and space The Moon is an exciting target, especially from a research point of view It makes sense to return[...] to the moon soon July 19, 2019. I must confess that I have only hazy memories of July 20, 1969. After all[...] me the landing of the Apollo 11 “Eagle” lunar module. He had always been...

Return to the Moon: First Apollo, now Artemis

05. June 2019 Return to the Moon First Apollo, now Artemis The U.S. aims to return people to the Moon[...] to the surface of the Moon in five years’ time. NASA’s timetable had previously scheduled the next Moon landing[...] ” signals that NASA has subjected its timetable for a return to the Moon...

50 years after the first moon landing: Interview with former astronaut Thomas Reiter

On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 mission brought the first humans to the Moon. © NASA Exploration[...] 23. April 2019 50 years after the first moon landing: Interview with former astronaut Thomas Reiter[...]   why it is time to bring mankind back to the Moon. When Neil Armstrong became the first...

Exploration of the Universe Part 3 - Is it possible to land on the gas giants in our solar system?

the asteroid belt but also collects moons. To date, 79 Jupiter moons have been discovered and can be divided[...] to be as old as Jupiter itself. Despite their common origins, the Galilean moons differ significantly from each[...] , Ganymede and Callisto are ice moons under whose frozen surfaces...

Artemis, the Gateway and the future of humanity in space

21. October 2022 Humanity's return to the Moon Artemis, the Gateway and the next giant leap There are many[...] reasons to return to the Moon. On 20 July 1969, Apollo 11 brought the first astronauts to Earth's only[...] . So it's about time to once again grab our shovels and golf clubs. After all,...

Dusty business: Why lunar dust poses a special challenge

NASA astronaut Harrison Schmitt takes soil samples on the Moon. © NASA Exploration Innovation[...] on Earth, but also on all other terrestrial planets – and their moons. Our Earth's moon in particular[...] of all, you have to realise the amount of dust you are dealing with on the Moon. We are not...

20-meter moonwalk: How the “Lunar Explorers” photographic work of art by Michael Najjar found its way to OHB

27. August 2020 20-meter moonwalk How the “Lunar Explorers” photographic work of art by Michael Najjar found[...] clumsily over the barren ground of the moon, 380,000 kilometers away from the earth. One astronaut[...] : I grew up with a fascination for the moon. In 1969, when Neil Armstrong was...

Exploration of the Universe Part 4 - Does it rain diamonds on the ice giants?

of magnitude. Light moons and dark rings To date, 27 Uranus moons are known, with diameters ranging[...] from 10 to 1,600 kilometres, of which only the five main moons Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon have[...] previously unknown rings and ten new moons were discovered during the...

Exploration of outer space: In search of the origins of our existence

. Mars, Venus or the Moon – if you could book a package tour to one of these planets, which one would[...] on Mars. The Moon would be an interesting alternative for me. Maybe there will soon be package tours[...] that combine the Moon and Mars, as a cruise, so to speak. That would be a very...

Space Encounter: New self-confidence in space

is very determined to land humans on the moon again soon. Originally, the Trump administration had[...] for a rapid return to the moon. However, the 78-year-old long-time senator and ex-astronaut will wage[...] this battle with a great deal of commitment and support from the ranks of the...