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SMART-1 mission to the Moon: Status, first results and goals

Schmidt, W.; Grande, M.; Keller, H. U. +19 more

We present the first results from SMART-1's science and technology payload. SMART-1 is Europe's first lunar mission and will provide some significant advances to many issues currently active in lunar science, such as our understanding of lunar origin and evolution. The mission also contributes a step in developing an international program of lunar…

Science objectives and first results from the SMART-1/AMIE multicolour micro-camera

Langevin, Y.; Koschny, D.; Barucci, M. A. +16 more

The Advanced Moon micro-Imager Experiment (AMIE), on-board SMART-1, the first European mission to the Moon, is an imaging system with scientific, technical and public outreach objectives. The science objectives are to image the lunar South Pole, permanent shadow areas (ice deposit), eternal light (crater rims), ancient lunar non-mare volcanism, lo…

Determination of the microbial diversity of spacecraft assembly, testing and launch facilities: First results of the ESA project MiDiv

Rettberg, P.; Fritze, D.; Verbarg, S. +4 more

In the near future, an increasing number of in situ life detection and sample return missions to planets and other solar system bodies will be launched. The demand to control spacecraft-carried microbial contamination becomes obvious. COSPAR (Committee of Space Research) has defined guidelines and bioburden limits for different types of missions a…

Prelude to The Moon: Science, Technology, Utilization and Human Exploration

Ehrenfreund, P.; Foing, B. H.

A COSPAR 2-day symposium was dedicated to "The Moon: Science, Technology, Utilization and Human Exploration" at the COSPAR assembly in Paris, on 22-23 July 2004, sponsored by Planetary (B0.3), Life Sciences (F0.1) and Planetary Protection (PPP3) commissions, and ILEWG International Lunar Exploration Working Group. This was very timely to present t…