ESA Awards ispace €65M Contract to Build and Deliver MAGPIE Rover to the Moon
The MAGPIE rover will focus on exploring the Moon's south pole and searching for water ice deposits.
European Spaceflight24 Jul 20261 min read
ESA has awarded a contract to Luxembourg-based ispace-Europe to complete the development of the MAGPIE lunar rover and deliver it to the surface of the Moon in 2029. The Mission for Advanced Geophysics and Polar Ice Exploration (MAGPIE) is being developed under ESA’s Small Missions for Exploration initiative. The rover will explore the Moon’s south […] The post ESA Awards ispace €65M Contract to Build and Deliver MAGPIE Rover to the Moon appeared first on European Spaceflight.
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