Italy Awards Thales Alenia Space Lunar Outpost Design Contract

Robert Wall July 25, 2025
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Credit: Thales Alenia Space/Briot
Thales Alenia Space says it has secured a contract from the Italian Space Agency to design a lunar outpost for launch in 2033. The Multi-Purpose Habitation (MPH) module is part of NASA’s Artemis Moon mission roadmap. The pressurized outpost is being designed for at least 10 years of operation, the...
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Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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