Fall proof: New technology may make a European Moon mission a more realistic possibility

摘要

EUROPEAN ambitions to launch missions to the Moon or Mars could take a step closer thanks to a project that will test lander technology on earth by dropping it from a helicopter. EADS Astrium is working with the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) to develop and demonstrate a set of equipment for soft landings on planetary surfaces that could one day be used for supply vehicles delivering to a lunar base.