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Airbus (2) selected for ESA’s Moon lander study

The industry to design the European Large Logistic Lander (EL3)

Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as one of the two primes for the definition phase of the European Large Logistic Lander (EL3 ). In this study (phase A/B1), the industry will develop the concept of a large multi-role logistic lander able to transport up to 1.7 tons of cargo to any location on the lunar surface. EL3 flights are set to begin in the late 2020s, with a cadence...

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