Reducing On-Site Personnel At Its Mission Control Center In Darmstadt, Germany
In response to the escalating coronavirus pandemic, ESA has decided to further reduce on-site personnel at its mission control center in Darmstadt, Germany.
ESA-Backed Research Studies Feasibility As A Deployment Point For Planetary Defense Missions
Humankind’s next space outpost, the lunar Gateway, will serve as a staging point to reach the surface of the Moon. A new ESA-backed study is considering whether it could also be used as a deployment point for planetary defence missions, to intercept asteroids approaching dangerously close to Earth.
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