ESA Launches Moon Mission Game in Fortnite

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The European Space Agency (ESA) has partnered with Epic Games to create a Moon mission game in Fortnite, allowing players to explore and build on the lunar surface.

The European Space Agency launched a Moon mission game in Fortnite that lets you bounce around on the lunar surface , picking up resources and building a habitat in the same way future astronauts will establish human presence on Earth’s dusty satellite. Lunar Horizons is an immersive 3D experience set on the lunar south pole , the main hotspot for future missions to the Moon. The game was created by Epic Games, ESA , and Hassell, and released in Fortnite on Thursday.

As an astronaut in the game, you’ll encounter ESA’s Argonaut lunar lander, which will be used to supply cargo for future crews on the lunar surface. “Welcome to the south pole of the Moon,” the game’s opening line reads. “Your mission is to gather water and Helium-3 to complete the ESA lunar habitat.” The Moon’s south pole is the main destination of future lunar missions as it could contain pockets of water ice hidden in permanently shadowed regions that have never seen the light.

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