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Simulated Polar Moon Landing Performed by ESA Astronaut

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Tom Patton
Apr 18, 2022
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As part of the the ESA-led ‘Human-In-the-Loop Flight Vehicle Engineering’ technology study, veteran astronaut Roberto Vittori conducted a simulated polar moon landing.

“The simulator is an incredible machine, probably one of the best I have experienced. This experiment today is for me showing that Europe can play a key role in the future of exploration.”

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