{"id":780702,"date":"2024-04-12T04:34:53","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T09:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=780702"},"modified":"2024-04-12T04:34:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T09:34:53","slug":"esa-launches-lunar-horizons-moon-mission-game-in-fortnite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=780702","title":{"rendered":"ESA launches &#8216;Lunar Horizons&#8217; Moon mission game in Fortnite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header class=\"entry article__block\">\n\t<span class=\"pillar article__item\">Agency<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>12\/04\/2024<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span><span id=\"viewcount\">31<\/span><small> views<\/small><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><span id=\"ezsr_total_26028960\">0<\/span><small> likes<\/small><\/span><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"abstract article__block article__item\">\n<p>Suit up and get ready to launch on your own amazingly realistic Moon mission! Available now in Fortnite, <i>Lunar Horizons<\/i> is a vividly immersive experience set on the Moon during a future international mission. Released on 11 April 2024, the game was created by Epic Games, ESA and Hassell, in collaboration with Buendea and Team PWR.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\">\n<p>In <i>Lunar Horizons<\/i> you play as an astronaut on the Moon&#8217;s surface, close to its South Pole. Your mission is to collect resources and use them to build a lunar habitat. The best way to do that is by teaming up with friends in multiplayer mode.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\">\n<figure class=\"article__image article__image--right\"><figcaption class=\"image__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tESA astronauts Marco Sieber, Pablo Alvarez Fernandez and Rosemary Coogan teamed up with John McFall, a member of the ESA Astronaut Reserve, to test Lunar Horizons.<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With <i>Lunar Horizons<\/i> you can learn about space while you play. As you explore the lunar landscape and interact with other astronauts, you&#8217;ll discover amazing facts about real-life European Moon missions, the wonders of space, and the work of ESA.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll even encounter ESA&#8217;s Argonaut lunar lander, which is being developed for launch on an Ariane 6 rocket for future ESA Moon missions.<\/p>\n<p>ESA&#8217;s Branding and Partnerships Office has been working with a variety of video game developers to help them add authenticity to games and experiences that explore the infinite wonders of space.<\/p>\n<p>The developers at Epic Games worked closely with ESA&#8217;s Human and Robotic Exploration experts to create a realistic 3D lunar environment for\u00a0<i>Lunar Horizons<\/i>. This included modelling the Moon&#8217;s reduced gravity. ESA also provided digital models of the Argonaut.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\">\n<p>Reflecting on this exciting collaboration,\u00a0Emmet Fletcher, Head of ESA&#8217;s Branding and Partnerships Office, said,\u00a0\u201c<i>Lunar Horizons<\/i>\u00a0provides a fantastic opportunity for ESA to reach a huge audience, to tell them about the agency and to share with them our passion for space.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\">\n<p><i>Lunar Horizons<\/i>\u00a0is available now in Fortnite, where it can be experienced using code\u00a03207-0960-6428\u00a0or by searching for \u2018Lunar Horizons\u2019 in Discover.\u00a0Watch the video below to find out how\u00a0<i>Lunar Horizons<\/i>\u00a0was created.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\">\n<div class=\"article__video\">\n<div class=\"video__caption\">\n\t\t\tESA X Epic Games Lunar Horizons collaboration<br \/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"share button-group article__block article__item\">\n<p><button id=\"ezsr_26028960_5_5\" class=\"btn ezsr-star-rating-enabled\" title=\"Like\">Like<\/button><\/p>\n<p id=\"ezsr_just_rated_26028960\" class=\"ezsr-just-rated hide\">Thank you for liking<\/p>\n<p id=\"ezsr_has_rated_26028960\" class=\"ezsr-has-rated hide\">You have already liked this page, you can only like it once!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/About_Us\/Branding_and_Partnerships\/ESA_launches_Lunar_Horizons_Moon_mission_game_in_Fortnite?rand=771654\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Agency 12\/04\/2024 31 views 0 likes Suit up and get ready to launch on your own amazingly realistic Moon mission! 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