Lunar Lander mission, from launch to landing and exploring the Moon. Lunar Lander is a robotic explorer that will demonstrate key European technologies and conduct science experiments. The mission is a forerunner to future human and robotic exploration of the Moon and Mars. It will establish European expertise to allow strong international partnerships in exploration.
Four decades after the first Moon landing, our only natural satellite remains a fascinating enigma. Specialists from Europe and the US have been looking at ESA's proposed Lunar Lander mission to find out how to seek water and other volatile resources. Europe is developing the technology for the Lunar Lander mission, a precursor voyage to the Moon in preparation for human exploration beyond low Earth orbit.
Three British teams have been asked to spec key instrumentation for Europe's proposed Moon lander. The European Space Agency (Esa) is planning to send a robot to the lunar south pole in 2018. Read more