Gravity goes lunar: putting LESA to the test
Paris (ESA) Jul 02, 2023
Looking to the not-too-distant future when the European Service Module will propel European astronauts in the Orion spacecraft to the Gateway and on to the surface of the Moon, scientists and engineers are eagerly exploring the tools and equipment for a lunar mission.
This picture shows the Lunar Equipment Support Assembly (LESA) being tested during a partial-gravity parabolic flight. In A