Objectif Lune for the European Space Agency (ESA).
This aims to be a world first: to put into service a constellation of telecommunications, internet and navigation in order to connect astronauts with the Earth from lunar orbit and to ensure precise and safe moon landing for future missions sent to Earth. the Earth satellite.
To this end, ESA is unveiling this Thursday, May 20, two new ambitious programs.
Read also:
The European Space Agency calls on the Old Continent to pull itself together
The first, for an amount of 400 to 500 million euros, concerns the design, construction and deployment of a constellation, made up of 4 large multi-mission satellites.
This lunar satellite infrastructure would ensure communications between astronauts and the Lunar Gateway, the future lunar space station, and Earth.
Thanks to its navigation function, benefiting from the experience acquired during the development of Galileo, the European GPS, it would guide moon landing operations with an accuracy of 10 meters.
The second program,
This article is for subscribers only.
You have 81% left to discover.
Subscribe: 1 € the first month
Can be canceled at any time
I ENJOY IT
Already subscribed?
Log in
