The European Space Agency has expressed interest in better understanding the moon. in a new one release, it talked about his plan to dig into the moon’s surface and explore the unexplored territory. The reader notes that the mission targeted by ESA has never been attempted before and will come with many new challenges. This was because much of the technology that would be needed to study the insane surface has never been used before. Read below to find out all the ESA’s future plans.
In the release, the ESA confirmed that researchers at the agency planned to use a robotic crane to lower a drone into a cave on the moon’s surface in an effort to explore and map it. ESA plans to develop this technology over the next decade, with an Ariane 6 rocket launching the mission in 2033 at the earliest.
This further includes a lander called the European Large Logistic Lander (EL3) to take the explorer to the surface of the moon. The mission will be on its way to the moon by Monday 1. (2 weeks). ESA will also need to develop a new type of lunar rover and a lot of technical knowledge to carry out this mission.
ESA’s other rover heading for the moon
HERACLES (Human-Enhanced Robotic Architecture and Capability for Lunar Exploration and Science) is a planned robotic transportation system to and from the Moon across Europe (ESA), Japan (JAXA), and Canada (CSA) with a lander called the European Large Logistic Lander (or EL3), a Lunar Ascent Element and a rover.
The lander can be configured for a variety of operations, such as delivering payloads up to 1.5 tons, returning samples, or searching for resources on the moon. The system is intended to support the Artemis program and conduct lunar exploration using the Lunar Gateway space station as a staging point.