Argonaut PATP signature

Farnborough International Airshow included an announcement on ESA’s Argonaut programme, which is developing a series of landers that will be capable of delivering 1.5 tonnes of exploration-enabling cargo to the Moon’s surface, starting with the first mission in 2030. On 21 July, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher attended the formalisation of a pre-authorisation to proceed agreement between OHB System and MDA Space UK, an important step in the development of critical lunar landing sensors for Argonaut