Programme segments will explain the basic science behind a lunar eclipse and highlight ESA’s ambitious plans for the next decade of space exploration, including the Orion Service Module, the deep-space Gateway, high-speed communication, a network of data-relay orbiters and the cutting-edge technology needed to support sustainable exploration on and beneath the lunar surface.

The programme will include a live video feed of the Moon provided courtesy of CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, from ESA’s deep-space ground station at New Norcia, Western Australia, as the eclipse is not visible from Europe.