Germany commissioned Astrium, a unit of the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. (EADS), to study the feasibility of robotic moon landings. In contrast, the United States, China and perhaps other nations are aiming for manned missions to the moon by the end of the next decade. The German Aerospace Centre (DLR) asked Astrium to prove the technological feasibility of a soft and precise robotic landing on the moon. That study will last nine months and be worth nearly Euro1…
Astrium To Study Robotic Moon Landings For Germany
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