Moon selfie

ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer during a rehearsal in a realistic Moon setting at the LUNA facility in Germany. Another crew member can be seen reflected in the astronaut's helmet visor.

ESA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) led the simulated moonwalk with a realistic Moon setting. The space agencies will use the images as reference files for future lunar surface operations.

The Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) is preparing the ground for videos coming from future Artemis missions on the lunar surface. The CCSDS addresses the obstacles of receiving high quality images through the limited bandwidth available from the Moon.