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SUMMARY:ESA ARGONAUT PRESS CONFERENCE\, Nov 20\, 2025\, Cologne\, Germany/online\, 4:00 am ET
DESCRIPTION:ESA and Thales Alenia Space will hold a press conference on November 20\, 2025 at 10:00 Central European Time (CET\, which is 4:00 am Eastern Standard Time) at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne\, Germany following the signing of contracts between Thales Alenia Space Italy\, UK and France\, OHB system AG (Germany)\, and Nammo (UK) for ESA’s Argonaut lunar lander program. \nThe press conference will be livestreamed. \nParticipants are: \n\nDaniel Neuenschwander\, Director for Human Spaceflight and Robotics\, ESA\nSara Pastor\, Lunar Projects Group Leader\, ESA\nGiampiero di Paolo\, Senior Vice President Observation\, Exploration and Navigation Domain & CEO of Thales Alenia Space Italy\nRichard Thorburn\, CEO of Thales Alenia Space UK\nChiara Pedersoli\, CEO OHB System AG\nYvan Baillion\, Director of European Business at Thales Alenia Space France\nRoberto Angelini\, Head of the Domain Exploration and Science Thales Alenia Space Italy\nRob Selby\, Vice President of Nammo Space\n\nMore information is in the ESA press release\, which says: \nAbout Argonaut\nThe European Space Agency (ESA) lunar lander programme\, Argonaut\, represents Europe’s autonomous\, versatile and reliable access to the Moon. \nThe programme is a key part of ESA’s lunar strategy and will support future robotic and crewed missions\, contributing to international efforts to establish a long-term human presence on the Moon. \nArgonaut will play a key role in international lunar exploration\, supporting NASA’s Artemis programme while providing Europe with independent access to the Moon. As part of ESA’s Explore2040 strategy\, Argonaut is a fully European project designed to be flexible and resilient to changes in evolving global exploration efforts while contributing to Europe’s vision for lunar exploration. \nArgonaut can transport a variety of cargo\, including vital resources for astronauts such as food\, water and air\, as well as rovers\, science instruments\, and infrastructures for communication and power generation.
URL:https://spacepolicyonline.com/events/esa-argonaut-press-conference-nov-20-2025-cologne-germany-online-400-am-et/
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