German Aerospace Center (DLR) Sensor To Test Lunar Radiation Levels From Astrobotic Peregrine
Long Term Lunar Human Survivability Investigation To Be Advanced With M-42 Radiation Detector “Providing Valuable Knowledge About Galactic Cosmic Radiation” Per Thomas Berger, Biophysics Team Leader At DLR Institute Of Aerospace Medicine; 250-g Instrument Is Set To Fly To Lacus Mortis On Astrobotic Peregrine Mission 1, Launching NET Nov 2021; Similar Sensors To Evaluate Radiation Conditions From Within Orion Spacecraft During Artemis 1 (MARE – Matroshka AstroRad Radiation Experiment); DLR Joins International Payloads From UK, Hungary, Japan, Canada And Mexico On Mission 1
Credits: Astrobotic, DLR, NASA
3 Additional European Service Modules (ESM) Ordered From Airbus Of Germany (With Assistance From 10 European Countries) At Cost Of US$783M; Providing Artemis 4-6 Lunar Astronauts With: Propulsion Via 26.6kN Thrust Orbital Maneuvering System Engine (Orion Main Engine Debuting On ESM-6); Power Via 4 Solar Arrays Measuring 2m x 7m, Housing (3) 2mx2m PV Panels Each, Generating 11.2 kW; Life Support Sufficient To Maintain A 4-Member Crew For Up To 3 Weeks; Orion-1 Awaits Successful SLS Core Stage Hot Fire Test Week Of 21 Feb At Stennis, After Which Integration May Commence At KSC
Independent Organization SpaceIL, In Partnership With Israel Aerospace Industries And Israeli Space Agency, Plans Beresheet 2 Augmented Repeat Of 2019 Moon Landing Attempt – The Most Successful NGO Effort To Date, Winning US$1M Google Lunar X Prize Moonshot Award; New Mission To Occur First Half Of 2024, Will Include Orbiter With 2+ Year Lifespan And 2 Science Landers Weighing 118kg/ea; Expected ~$100M Cost; ISA Leader Izhar Shay Tells Times Of Israel That UAE, Which Plans 2024 Lunar Rover Rashid, Is Among “Seven Countries From Five Continents” Who Have Expressed Interest In Collaboration
SLS Rocket, Central To Achieving USA Space Policy Directive 1 / Human Moon Landings, To Conduct Fueled Rehearsal Test Of Core Stage NET 7 Dec, Hot Fire NET 21 Dec; NASA Expanding CLPS Program, Releasing RFP For Payloads And Research Investigations On The Surface Of The Moon (PRISM), Lunar Science Slated For Late 2023 / Early 2024 Delivery; Zhongguo / China To Attempt First Lunar Sample Return In 44+ Years On 23 Nov (21:00 UTC); ESA Ground Stations Providing Support For Chang’e-5 Month-Long Mission Also To Assist In Artemis Series
UAE Vice President / Ruler Of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid (L) Declares 10-Year (2021-2031) Plan Of National Space Program Just Over 1 Year After First UAE Citizen Reached Space / ISS; US$6B Plan Includes Emirates Moon Exploration Project – A 2024 Lunar Mission “With National Competencies”, Astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri (R) And Reserve Candidate Sultan Al Neyadi Are Currently Students At JSC NASA Astronaut Candidate Training Program, With Another Pair From UAE Also To Join 2021 Class – Indicating Possible Artemis Ambitions; Earth Observation And Mars Hope Probe Also Emphasized
