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The Eurobot rover (left) with the surveyor rover during the Supvis-E experiment at ESA’s technical heart, ESTEC, in the Netherlands.
ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen controlled Eurobot in a simulated troubleshooting Moon scenario. A second rover was controlled by ESA’s centre in Germany, allowing Andreas to focus on Eurobot and intervene if necessary.
The new user interface for operating rovers from space ran perfectly as they worked in harmony at close quarters without any problems. The experiment went so well that it was completed in one continuous session rather than over the planned three sessions on two days.
Andreas’s mission lasts 10 days and he is devoting his time in space to test new technologies and improving space operations. His activities include testing a new water-cleaning membrane that mimics nature, hands-free goggles to help with complex tasks, a tight-fitting suit to alleviate back pain common in astronauts, and driving three different rovers on Earth to prepare for missions farther away in our Solar System.