Simulated one-sixth gravity

ESA’s 10-m deep Neutral Buoyancy Facility at the European Astronaut Centre has been the site of the ‘Moondive’ study, using specially weighted spacesuits to simulate lunar gravity, which is just one sixth that of Earth. A database of items, tools and tasks that astronauts may have to handle on missions to the Moon formed the basis of Moondive activities, not just for training purposes but also for testing and validating new equipment and ways of doing things.