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ESA’s Director of Human and Robotic Exploration David Parker during the signature of a €31.5 million contract with European industry that paves the way for ESA to start working on the detailed design, further tests and final integration of the drill and instrument package that will fly to the Moon on the Russian spacecraft.
“This signature opens up the path to the delivery of the drill to Russia and operations on the lunar surface,” adds Richard. The signing took place on 30 January 2020 at the Leonardo premises in Milan, Italy.