ESA plans series of manned lunar missions by 2020s January 9, 2016 - 12:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Space Agency is going back to the moon. It announced on Friday, January 8 that it's working with international partners to land a series of manned missions on the moon by the end of the next decade. But first, they're sending in robots to pave the way, Engadget reports. The ESA plans to launch a number of mechanized explorers and utilities -- including rovers, telebots and hybrid surface power -- to assist astronauts as they tool about the surface of Earth's natural satellite in search of resources like frozen water ice to sustain future missions. The first robot sent will be the PILOT precision-landing and hazard-avoidance system, which should arrive at the moon's south pole aboard a Russian Luna 27 rocket in 2020.  Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020."   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months  The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan.U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says.Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan.Family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief owns vast property in UK As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders. |
