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Article: NASA and ESA Complete Comparative Exploration Architecture Study
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- July 9, 2008
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To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS
Contact: Michael Braukus, Headquarters, Washington of NASA, +1-
202-358-1979, michael.j.braukus@nasa.gov
WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Over the last 6
months, representatives from NASA and the European Space Agency, or
ESA, have been engaged in a detailed assessment of potential
programs and technologies that when conducted cooperatively could
one day support a human outpost on the moon.
Findings from the study included a significant mutual interest in
the potential development of lunar cargo landing systems,
communication and navigation systems, lunar orbital infrastructures,
and lunar surface systems, such as habitats or mobility systems. The
study ...