Moonwalk Lunar pool and sea trials – photos

This week (30 May – 3 June), the MOONWALK team has conducted pool tests for the simulation of mission-specific scenarios including human-robotic collaboration methodologies and systems for supporting future extravehicular activities (EVA) on planetary surfaces.

The pool trials at COMEX, Marseille are an opportunity for troubleshooting subsystems to ensure success for the subsea tests starting next Monday. Conducted off-shore, in Marseille bay, the subsea simulations (6 – 10 June) pose a more volatile and challenging environment to demonstrate MOONWALK systems, technologies and procedures.

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Press Release Marseilles Lunar Simulations

Pool Trials Photos – Photos must be credited to: Moonwalk Consortium, 2016

MOONWALK sea preparations before submerging (img 1) (img 2) (img 3) – Photos must be credited to: Moonwalk Consortium, 2016

MOONWALK astronaut desending from lander – Photos must be credited to: Moonwalk Consortium, 2016

MOONWALK astronaut mission control communications part 1 – Photos must be credited to: Moonwalk Consortium, 2016

MOONWALK astronaut mission control communications part 2 – Photos must be credited to: Moonwalk Consortium, 2016

MOONWALK astronaut sampling tools part 1– Photos must be credited to: Moonwalk Consortium, 2016

MOONWALK astronaut sampling tools part 2– Photos must be credited to: Moonwalk Consortium, 2016

MOONWALK astronaut sampling tools part 3– Photos must be credited to: Moonwalk Consortium, 2016

MOONWALK astronaut-astronaut scenario (img 1) (img 2) (img 3)- Photos must be credited to: Moonwalk Consortium, 2016

MOONWALK astronaut-robot interaction (part 1) (img 4) – Photos must be credited to: Moonwalk Consortium, 2016

MOONWALK children competition flag – Photos must be credited to: Moonwalk Consortium, 2016