https://spacewatch.global/tag/david-parker/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 04 May 2023 06:00:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/david-parker/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2023/05/esas-astronaut-class-of-2022-first-news-conference/ Thu, 04 May 2023 06:00:36 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=48410 Today marks one month since ESA’s newly selected astronaut class of 2022 began their basic training in Cologne, Germany. ESA astronaut candidates Sophie Adenot, Pablo Álvarez Fernández, Rosemary Coogan, Raphaël Liégeois and Marco Sieber took up duty at the European Astronaut Centre (EAC) on 3 April 2023 to be trained to the highest level of standards as specified by the International Space Station partners. They are part of the 17-member astronaut class of 2022, selected from 22,500 applicants across ESA Member States. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/09/lunar-logistics-services-and-astrobotic-selected-to-fly-esa-payload-to-the-moon/ Wed, 28 Sep 2022 06:00:47 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=43550 The European Space Agency (ESA) selected Moon company Astrobotic, and NewSpace start-up Lunar Logistics Services (LLS), to fly the LandCam-X innovative landing sensor camera to the Moon in 2024 on Astrobotic’s Griffin Mission One (GM1). The contract will be the first ever commercial delivery to the Moon procured by ESA.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/record-funding-for-european-space-investments-in-seville/ Tue, 03 Dec 2019 06:00:31 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17419 In a world where change is the only constant, leadership is more important than ever. European ministers have strongly endorsed ESA to take this lead, increase its organisational agility, ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/08/spacewatchgl-themes-espi-executive-summary-commercial-space-exploration/ Fri, 09 Aug 2019 06:00:21 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=15499 This is ESPI Executive Brief “Commercial Space Exploration", originally published in July 2019.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/04/moon-bound-ptscientists-selected-esa-lunar-mission-study/ Fri, 27 Apr 2018 05:00:22 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8498 PTScientists, the German company aiming to be the first private mission to land the Moon, has been selected as one of the commercial companies taking part in ESA’s innovative study to develop potential lunar missions that could make use of resources found on the Moon.]]>