Nammo UK Provides Engine for ESA Lunar Lander

Nammo UK provides engine for ESA lunar lander

Nammo UK has been confirmed by the European Space Agency and Thales Alenia Space to supply the main engine for the Argonaut Lunar Lander to support NASA’s Artemis program. The ... The post Nammo UK provides engine for ESA lunar lander appeared first on Electronics Weekly.

Nammo UK Secures Main Engine Contract for ESA’s Argonaut Lunar Lander

Nammo UK has been officially selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) and Thales Alenia Space to supply the main engine for the Argonaut Lunar Lander, a flagship mission that will support NASA’s Artemis programme. The award marks a major step in Europe’s efforts to return to the lunar surface and strengthens the UK’s position in advanced space propulsion technologies. ESA Confirms Nammo as Main Engine Supplier The announcement was made during…

Thales Alenia Space Picks its Lunar Lander Team for Argonaut

It’s been almost a year since Thales Alenia Space’s Italian subsidiary won the initial ESA contract to build a descent module for a lunar lander. Getting down to the lunar surface will be a team effort, though, and on Friday the space firm announced it has picked its team. The players aren’t unexpected—most of them are international branches of Thales itself and part of the initial consortium picked by ESA for the lander, dubbed Argonaut—but the…