European drill and mini lab to explore lunar South Pole for resources
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Prospect package, which includes a drill and a miniaturized laboratory, will be heading to the Moon's South Pole as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative. This mission aims to uncover volatile substances, including water ice, beneath the lunar surface. NASA has chosen Intuitive Machines for a 2027 mission that will explore the Moon in