Time and Space: forward to the Moon

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Time and Space: forward to the Moon

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May 26, 2021

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In the final episode of our Time and Space series, ESA Director of Human and Robotic Exploration David Parker talks us through Europe's next steps into space. We hear about ESA's three exploration destinations: the International Space Station, the Moon and Mars and get a feel for what it might be like to travel to the Gateway – a planned space station around the Moon.

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May 26, 2021

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