🇪🇺 #ESA intends to work in partnership with #NASA and #JAXA in creating lasting #telecommunications 📶 and #navigation 🧭 links with the moon 🌙. #LunarPathfinder, set for launch in 2026, will serve as a precursor to the full LCNS constellation 🛰️ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonlight_Initiative

"With over 400 4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ planned lunar missions in the next two decades, this program marks a significant step towards sustainable lunar exploration and the development of a lunar #economy" 💶 https://www.esa.int/Newsroom/Press_Releases/ESA_launches_Moonlight_to_establish_lunar_communications_and_navigation_infrastructure