In the coming years, NASA and other space agencies will send humans back to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo Era—this time to stay! To maximize line-of-sight communication with Earth, solar visibility, and access to water ice, NASA, the ESA, and China have selected the Lunar South Pole (LSP) as the location … Continue reading "NASA is Considering Designs and Simulations to Prepare Astronauts for Lighting Conditions Around the Lunar South Pole"

When the Apollo astronauts landed on the Moon, they were in a region hit by direct sunlight. The Artemis astronauts will be going to the south pole of the Moon, where the Sun never rises more than a few degrees above the horizon and will cast long shadows. NASA is working on physical and virtual techniques to simulate what it will be like to stand near the Moon’s south pole to help astronauts train for these unique conditions.

  • @Davidjjdj
    1•13 days ago

    They have quite a long time to plan for this, considering SpaceX won’t fulfill their end of the contract to get them to the moon for quite a long time…