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Astrobotic to develop lunar wheel assembly for Italy’s Multi‑Purpose Habitation under Thales Alenia Space contract

Astrobotic has been awarded a contract by Thales Alenia Space to develop a lunar wheel‑assembly solution for the Italian Space Agency’s Multi‑Purpose Habitation (MPH) module. The scope covers design and engineering of mobility hardware to support MPH surface operations and integration with European lunar habitat systems.

Discovered 2026-03-09T03:58:00.501346-07:00 | 2026-03-09T03:58:00.501346-07:00

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  • Adds a critical surface‑mobility element to Italy’s MPH effort, advancing habitat readiness and surface operations alongside recent European habitat studies and communications upgrades (source:9c541509-cc10-45d5-83cc-660e56c8fa7e; source:fa4cc1b5-4e94-4871-a077-f98c1a8a163f).
  • Signals increasing reliance on commercial NewSpace suppliers for European lunar hardware, creating integration and supply‑chain implications that tie into broader industry cooperation efforts (source:bd36cec7-2e07-41c8-8a1f-9285e8398dfe; source:905aaf49-403a-4b95-bc6d-ec35a94678e7).

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