Science
One giant leap: ESA wants satellites around the Moon to make manned missions easier – Euronews
More than a dozen European firms have been contracted by the European Space Agency to draw up proposals for a shared lunar telecoms and navigation service.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has unveiled fresh plans to lay the groundwork for permanent human presence on the moon with a constellation of lunar satellites.
The ESA wants to build a new, satellite-powered telecoms and navigation system that all future missions to our closest celestial body could use.
More than a dozen European companies have signed contracts to draw up detailed plans.
In a statement on its website, ESA said a shared system would allow crafts to land regularly and wherever they…
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