The International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2024 in Milan marked an important milestone for the Lunar Zebro project. The Team was aawarded the “Best Innovative Booth” of the entire exhibition.

Through CHILL-ICE (Construction of a Habitat Inside a Lunar-Analogue Lava-tube) Analogue Astronaut Mission 2021, we have gone to the Moon and back!

Ionizing Radiation does not hinder our daily lives on Earth very much. On the Moon, it is an entirely different story. Electronics, materials and living organisms require protection and adaptations to be able to survive in the lunar radiation environment. Therefore, the first step is to understand space radiation, which is the science mission of Lunar Zebro. 

Dr. Alessandra Menicucci, Lunar Zebro’s Science Director, brings ESA experience to develop a radiation sensor, paving the way for future lunar missions and fostering project-oriented learning.

Through CHILL-ICE (Construction of a Habitat Inside a Lunar-Analogue Lava-tube) Analogue Astronaut Mission 2021, we have gone to the Moon and back!

Through CHILL-ICE (Construction of a Habitat Inside a Lunar-Analogue Lava-tube) Analogue Astronaut Mission 2021, we have gone to the Moon and back!

After one year of working hard and semi-remotely, Lunar Zebro’s journey on the IGLUNA 2021 Field Campaign has been adjourned. Adjourned, not ended, as the team will resume this journey as soon as we return to our home base in Delft.

With the ambition of supporting future human exploration of the Moon, the Lunar Zebro team is participating in EuroMoonMars’ simulated Moon mission, CHILL-ICE, in a lava tube in Iceland. One rover will be sent to the analogue astronaut crew, who will use it extensively to explore the tube. Besides validating the rover’s mobility on difficult terrain, the crew will gather novel data on the human-machine interface and on the considerations to take into account for future cave explorations. Covid circumstances permitting, the analogue mission is planned for the beginning of June 2021.

Before a rover can go to the Moon, its design has to be thoroughly reviewed. Here is what a Preliminary Design Review involves.