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    L’ESA vuole inviare un astronauta tedesco sulla Luna

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    1. hypercomms2001 on

      Hopefully Not all American rocket, but an european rocket.

    2. LauMei27 on

      >The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced that a German astronaut will take part in a moon mission. However, it is still unclear exactly who will be participating in the journey to the moon.

      >As part of the US-led Artemis space programme, a German astronaut is also to be sent to the moon. However, it is uncertain whether this will also involve a moon landing, as it could be several years before the mission in question is launched.

      >‘I have decided that the first Europeans to fly on a moon mission will be ESA astronauts of German, French and Italian nationality,’ announced Josef Aschbacher, head of the European Space Agency (ESA). Germany will be first in line.

      >Federal Research Minister Dorothee Bär also confirmed Germany’s planned participation at the ESA Ministerial Council meeting in Bremen. ‘After more than 50 years, it is really time for us to return to the moon. And it’s great that a European, and above all a German, will finally be part of it,’ said the CSU politician.

      >It remains to be seen which astronaut will make the journey. Candidates include ESA astronauts Alexander Gerst and Matthias Maurer. Both have repeatedly emphasised that they would like to fly to the moon.

      >The US has planned three manned missions for the coming years: in the first half of next year, astronauts are set to orbit the Moon on the ten-day Artemis 2 mission. In 2027, Artemis 3 will see astronauts land on the Moon again for the first time in more than half a century. The Artemis 4 mission is currently scheduled for 2028, but experts expect delays.

      >ESA is participating in the Artemis programme. With the European service module manufactured at the Airbus plant in Bremen, it is supplying an important component of the Orion spacecraft, which will take the astronauts into lunar orbit. The space agencies also want to build a lunar station together. The Gateway will orbit the Moon, similar to how the ISS orbits the Earth.

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    5. MoccaLG on

      We will clearly see the most german looking german you have ever seen – everything else would end in massive upset.

    6. BrokkelPiloot on

      Stupid. Sending people to the moon is a waste of money. Better spend that money on actual research and instrumentation.

    9. Volzovekian on

      It makes sense, it will be easier to communicate with residents.

    10. Shoddy_Squash_1201 on

      What can a Human do on the moon that can’t be done by a machine?
      Sounds like a prestige project with no actual value to me.

    11. thateejitoverthere on

      I nominate Markus Söder. He can test if the moon is made of Leberkäs and post it on his food blog.

      But it’s a one-way trip because all the NOMMs around southern Bavaria, as well as some residents from Dublin 4, protested against the planning permission for a moon launch pad, claiming it would lower the value of their properties because the view would be ruined by a little shiny spot on the moon.

      (NOMM = Not on My Moon)

    12. morbihann on

      Why German ?

      But vastly more important, why at all send anyone ? There is far more important science to spend our money on than a vanity project.

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