Accomplishments of project MOONWALK
For the first time in the European Union, MOONWALK has demonstrated in an earth analogue:
• Collaboration between astronaut and rover, where rover is operated by gesture control;
• Use of the Galdolfi-2, an EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity) simulation spacesuit developed by MOONWALK, suitable for testing in two environments, both on ground and immersed in water;
• An advanced EVA information system suitable for use in underwater partial-gravity simulations;
• Integration of a self-deployable simulation habitat into an analogue test (SHEE- Self-deployable Habitat for Extreme Environments*)
*SHEE was completed in 2015, through an EU-FP 7 grant independent from project MOONWALK, (co-funded by the European Commission under the Space theme of the 7th Framework Programme) and was concluded Dec. 2016. www.shee.eu
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