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Design Contract Awarded for Multi-Purpose Habitation Module for the Moon

Thales Alenia Space Tapped by Italian Space Agency for Artemis Program Component

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Tom Patton
Jul 31, 2025
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A contract to conduct the preliminary design phase for a pressurized Multi-Purpose Habitation (MPH) module for the lunar surface has been awarded to Thales Alenia Space by the Italian Space Agency (ASI). The scope of work includes development of critical enabling technologies for the habitat.

"The future lunar module, the result of the historic relations…

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