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The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space to build the European model for Lunar Gateway that will provide communication and refueling for the new human exploration facility. According to a recitation with ESA, the Gateway is being built by International Space Station (ISS) partners and will allow stable observation around and around the lunar surface It will also allow space exploration and demonstration of technologies and processes needed to do so in space. future. missions to Mars.
ESA said in the statement that the European module providing Reconnection, Infrastructure and Telecommunications (ESPRIT) will be a cylinder model with space for astronauts to operate in, similar to the Space Station model. International. It offers 360-degree views of the Moon and spacecraft while docking with a moon space.
ESPRIT will have two main elements, the Halo Lunar Communication System (HLCS) and the ESPRIT Recurring Module (ERM). The HCLS will provide data, voice and video communications to the Gateway space station, while the ERM will enable the station to receive propellants from a spacecraft visit to maintain its orbit around the moon and refueling vehicles. movement to the surface of the moon. The model also offers the crew a small, pressurized workspace, and large windows offer 360-degree views.
David Parker, ESA’s Director of Human and Robotic Studies, said that in just a few years they will see humans work together in orbit around the Moon and support surface exploration.