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Offline Robotbeat

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Re: Upcoming Mars missions
« Reply #20 on: 03/11/2025 10:52 am »
There are tons of small rideshare opportunities to LEO, but a lot fewer to anywhere else. It really would be great to have a tug capable of moving smallsats from LEO to LMO or LLO or GSO whatever.
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Re: Upcoming Mars missions
« Reply #21 on: 05/06/2025 09:38 pm »
https://twitter.com/esaspaceflight/status/1919725939291836427

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Interplanetary transfer service, anyone? 🙋‍♀️

🛰️⏩🔴 Europe is working towards a reusable tug  called LightShip to open low-cost missions to Mars.

@esa is now calling for proposals for science payloads of opportunity to travel on the propulsive tug and its passenger spacecraft.

📣 LightShip
📣 SpotLight

 

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