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Cientistas isolaram-se numa gruta, numa ilha dos Açores, para “verem” como seria a vida na Lua
Scientists isolated themselves in a cave on an island in the Azores to “see” what life on the Moon might be like.
CNN Portugal
10 december 2023
Now let’s talk about space. The renewed push for space exploration has become a priority for scientists and astronauts. To avoid unexpected challenges up there, training is carried out on Earth to simulate human life on other planets.
Or even life on the Moon. And that is exactly what was done here in Portugal. Seven international scientists spent a week isolated inside a cave on Terceira Island, in the Azores. It is called Gruta do Natal and has characteristics that simulate what life for seven humans on the Moon might be like.
Terminou a missão análoga lunar na Gruta do Natal
The lunar analogue mission in Gruta do Natal has concluded
RTP Açores
29 november 2023
Technology made it possible to bring the astronauts of the CAMões Mission to schools across the Azores.
As part of a Ciência Viva initiative, the seven scientists isolated in Gruta do Natal, on Terceira Island, shared their experience and answered students’ questions.
Ir até à Lua sem sair de uma gruta nos Açores
Going to the Moon without leaving a cave in the Azores.
SIC Notícias
LUSA
18 november 2023
Seven national and international “astronauts” will remain isolated from November 22 to 28 in Gruta do Natal, on Terceira Island, to simulate a lunar mission and carry out 14 scientific experiments.
SIC Notícias / LUSA
Camoes Azores Archive – SpaceWatch.GLOBAL
Space Café Radio Frontiers (CAMões Special) featured a series of interviews dedicated to the CAMões Analog Mission (November 2023), conducted by SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening.
Explore the videos here
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