
ESA Selects Consortia to Define Payload Platforms for Mars Tug
As part of its LightShip initiative, the European Space Agency has chosen four consortia to conduct parallel studies to define small, low-cost Mars satellite platforms. The ESA Mars LightShip tug is a proposed interplanetary transfer service that will ferry satellites to Mars orbit. With this initiative, ESA aims to reduce the cost of mounting a […]
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Published by European Spaceflight on 01/21/2025