Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) has signed a contract with the European Space Agency, worth € 4,5m, for the study of Cis-Lunar Transfer Vehicle (CLTV).
Thales Alenia Space is one of the prime contractors for the entire study phase (A/B1 project stage), cooperating with OHB as the main partner and with ALTEC (Aerospace Logistics Technology Engineering), a joint subsidiary of Thales Alenia Space (63.75%) and ASI (36.25%), for the ground segment operations.
The study aims to provide ESA a complete logistic service vehicle, usable in different space exploration destinations, from low Earth orbit to the Cislunar and Lunar environment. CLTV is designed to be compatible and to communicate seamlessly with other modules that Thales Alenia Space is developing for NASA, ESA and the Italian Space Agency (ASI).
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